Table 1.
Sociodemographic Covariates, Military Covariates, and Comorbid Mental Disorders by Past-year Generalized Anxiety Disorder in the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian General Population.
| Covariates | CAF (2013) | CGP (2012) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No past-year GAD % (95% CI) | Past-year GAD % (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | No past-year GAD % (95% CI) | Past-year GAD % (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Age | ||||||
| 18 to 24 y | 98.36 (97.05–99.03) | 1.64 (0.97–2.95) | 1.00 | 97.39 (96.29–98.16) | 2.61 (1.84–3.71) | 1.00 |
| 25 to 34 y | 95.44 (94.40–96.31) | 4.56 (3.69–5.60) | 2.77b (1.45–5.29) | 97.54 (96.78–98.13) | 2.46 (1.87–3.22) | 0.94 (0.59–1.49) |
| 35 to 44 y | 93.67 (92.41–94.77) | 6.33 (5.23–7.59) | 3.91c (2.05–7.46) | 96.66 (95.74–97.39) | 3.34 (2.61–4.26) | 1.29 (0.82–2.02) |
| 45 to 60 y | 95.29 (94.07–96.19) | 4.71 (3.81–5.93) | 2.90c (1.54–5.49) | 96.79 (96.14– 97.34) | 3.21 (2.66–3.86) | 1.23 (0.83–1.84) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 95.75 (95.16–96.23) | 4.28 (3.77–4.84) | 1.00 | 97.74 (97.24–98.15) | 2.26 (1.85–2.76) | 1.00 |
| Women | 92.57 (90.47–94.32) | 7.43 (5.68–9.53) | 1.78c (1.30–2.44) | 96.30 (95.67–96.84) | 3.70 (3.16–4.33) | 1.66c (1.28–2.17) |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 95.03 (94.43–95.58) | 4.97 (4.42–5.57) | 1.00 | 96.75 (96.28– 97.17) | 3.25 (2.83–3.72) | 1.00 |
| Other | 97.78 (96.25–98.61) | 2.22 (1.39–3.75) | 0.45b (0.25–0.80) | 97.83 (97.13– 98.36) | 2.17 (1.64–2.87) | 0.66a (0.48–0.92) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married or common-law | 95.29 (94.63–95.84) | 4.71 (4.16–5.37) | 1.00 | 97.62 (97.12–98.04) | 2.38 (1.96–2.88) | 1.00 |
| Single (never married) | 96.50 (95.33–97.44) | 3.50 (2.56–4.67) | 0.72 (0.51–1.02) | 94.43 (92.59–95.84) | 5.57 (4.16–7.41) | 1.46a (1.09–1.96) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 91.21 (87.72–93.53) | 8.79 (6.47–12.28) | 1.98c (1.36–2.90) | 96.56 (95.79–97.20) | 3.44 (2.80–4.21) | 2.42c (1.67–3.51) |
| Education | ||||||
| High school or less | 94.66 (93.50–95.59) | 5.34 (4.41–6.50) | 1.00 | 96.63 (95.82–97.29) | 3.37 (2.71–4.18) | 1.00 |
| Some post-secondary school | 94.70 (92.48–96.55) | 4.95 (3.45–7.52) | 0.95 (0.60–1.52) | 96.74 (94.77–97.99) | 3.26 (2.01– 5.23) | 0.97 (0.56–1.65) |
| Trade/college/university certificate/diploma | 95.33 (94.41–96.13) | 4.67 (3.87–5.59) | 0.86 (0.65–1.14) | 96.93 (96.28–97.47) | 3.07 (2.53–3.72) | 0.91 (0.68–1.22) |
| University degree (bachelor’s or higher) | 96.27 (95.44–97.15) | 3.58 (2.85–4.56) | 0.66a (0.47–0.93) | 97.66 (96.99–98.19) | 2.34 (1.81–3.01) | 0.69a (0.48–0.98) |
| Total household income | ||||||
| <$80,000 | 94.56 (93.50–95.59) | 5.44 (4.41–6.50) | 1.00 | 95.96 (95.35–96.50) | 4.04 (3.50–4.65) | 1.00 |
| $80,000 or more | 95.73 (95.18–96.22) | 4.27 (3.78–4.82) | 0.77a (0.60–0.99) | 98.26 (97.78–98.63) | 1.74 (1.37–2.22) | 0.42c (0.32–0.56) |
| Military Rank | ||||||
| Junior NCM | 95.23 (94.39–96.01) | 4.71 (3.99–5.61) | 1.00 | d | d | d |
| Senior NCM | 94.42 (93.28–95.29) | 5.58 (4.71–6.72) | 1.20 (0.92–1.56) | d | d | d |
| Officer | 96.41 (95.52–97.19) | 3.59 (2.81–4.48) | 0.74 (0.55–1.01) | d | d | d |
| Military Element | ||||||
| Navy | 96.01 (94.63–97.00) | 3.99 (3.00–5.37) | 1.00 | d | d | d |
| Army | 94.95 (94.13–95.62) | 5.05 (4.38–5.87) | 1.28 (0.90–1.80) | d | d | d |
| Air Force | 95.55 (94.48– 96.44) | 4.45 (3.56–5.52) | 1.11 (0.76–1.62) | d | d | d |
CAF, Canadian Armed Forces; CGP, Canadian general population; NCM, non-commissioned member.
aP ≤ 0.05; bP ≤ 0.01; cP ≤ 0.001; dMilitary variables not assessed in the CGP.