Table 2. Prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression at T1 (2014) and T2 (2015) among the Sri Lankan cohort (n=1275).

	T1 (2014)		T2 (2015)		P-valuea
	N	%	N	%
Anxiety symptoms
Suddenly scared for no reason	219	17.38	—	—	<0.001
Feeling fearful	356	28.25	357	28.33	0.040
Faintness, dizziness or weakness	545	43.25	476	37.78	<0.001
Nervousness or shakiness inside	443	35.16	406	32.22	<0.001
Heart pounding or racing	380	30.16	363	28.81	0.002
Trembling	433	34.37	414	32.86	<0.001
Feeling tense or keyed up	404	32.06	378	30	<0.001
Headaches	767	60.87	706	56.03	<0.001
Spells of terror or panic	47	3.73	144	11.43	<0.001
Feeling restless, can not sit still	275	21.83	254	20.16	0.079
	Depressive symptoms
Feeling low in energy—slowed down	521	41.35	505	40.08	<0.001
Blaming yourself for things	338	26.83	254	20.16	0.198
Crying easily	474	37.62	457	36.27	<0.001
Loss of sexual interest or pleasure	114	9.05	147	11.67	<0.001
Poor appetite	421	33.41	465	36.9	<0.001
Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep	498	39.52	514	40.79	<0.001
Feeling hopeless about the future	298	23.65	266	21.11	0.531
Feeling blue	787	62.46	695	55.16	<0.001
Feeling lonely	499	39.6	410	32.54	<0.001
Feeling trapped or caught	56	4.44	134	10.63	<0.001
Worrying too much about things	713	56.59	469	37.22	<0.001
Feeling no interest in things	246	19.52	273	21.67	0.002
Thoughts of ending your life	89	7.06	150	11.9	<0.001
Feeling everything is an effort	1225	97.22	1121	88.97	<0.001
Feelings of worthlessness	1139	90.4	1077	85.48	<0.001

^aP-value derived from McNemar’s tests. (15 Respondents with missing data on HSCL were deleted.)