Table 3.
Content Area of Worry among Canadian Military Personnel and the Canadian General Population Meeting Diagnostic Criteria for Past-year Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
| Content Area of Worry | CAF (2013) | CGP (2012) | AOR (95% CI) (CAF v. CGP) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | |||
| Own mental health | 66.66 | 60.84–71.65 | 52.02 | 45.71–58.27 | 1.97 (1.10–3.51)a |
| Love life | 65.33 | 59.01–70.25 | 48.03 | 41.89–54.23 | 1.66 (0.95–2.89) |
| Finances | 63.33 | 57.45–68.41 | 67.34 | 61.37–72.80 | 1.13 (0.66–1.92) |
| Success at school or work | 60.67 | 55.10–65.87 | 39.92 | 34.11–46.03 | 2.13 (1.23–3.71)b |
| Relationships with family | 54.00 | 47.99–59.87 | 50.54 | 44.21–56.85 | 1.39 (0.83–2.34) |
| The health or welfare of loved ones | 48.00 | 41.78–53.39 | 46.08 | 40.28–51.99 | 1.24 (0.76–2.02) |
| Being away from home or apart from loved ones | 45.33 | 39.63–51.31 | 29.68 | 24.39–35.58 | 2.40 (1.37–4.20)b |
| Own physical health | 45.33 | 39.22–51.17 | 47.24 | 41.17–53.39 | 0.79 (0.47–1.32) |
| Social life | 44.67 | 38.97–50.67 | 37.96 | 31.99–44.31 | 1.72 (1.01–2.91)a |
| Relationships at school or work | 38.67 | 32.64–44.25 | 28.86 | 23.71–34.63 | 1.03 (0.59–1.78) |
| Physical appearance | 32.00 | 26.94–37.72 | 33.01 | 27.68–38.82 | 1.15 (0.67–1.97) |
| Everything | 28.67 | 23.05–34.21 | 41.15 | 35.21–47.36 | 0.59 (0.33–1.04) |
| War or revolution | 22.67 | 17.86–28.06 | 8.37 | 6.27–11.09 | 3.55 (1.55–8.13)b |
| Moral decline of society | 22.00 | 17.31–27.12 | 21.10 | 16.75–26.24 | 0.93 (0.51–1.67) |
| Alcohol or drug use | 18.67 | 14.22–23.78 | 12.59 | 9.52–16.46 | 1.12 (0.56–2.24) |
| Nothing in particular | 16.67 | 12.69–21.52 | 22.55 | 17.96–27.93 | 0.63 (0.34–1.16) |
| Crime or violence | 14.67 | 10.70–19.38 | 15.38 | 12.13– 19.30 | 0.81 (0.41–1.63) |
| Economy | 12.00 | 8.72–16.15 | 19.61 | 15.49–24.51 | 0.48 (0.24–0.98)a |
| Environment | 5.33 | 3.09–9.03 | 12.24 | 9.32–15.91 | 0.48 (0.19–1.24) |
| Other | 10.00 | 6.75–14.30 | 3.65 | 2.06–6.38 | 5.93 (1.58-22.24)b |
GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; CAF, Canadian Armed Forces; CGP, Canadian general population; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. AOR adjusts for sociodemographic covariates (i.e., age, sex, race, marital status, education, and income) and comorbid mental conditions (i.e., past-year major depressive episode and past-year alcohol abuse or dependence).
aP ≤ 0.05; bP ≤ 0.01.