Table 2.
Prevalence of Anxiety According to Various Factors in Yazd Adult Population Aged 20-69 Years during 2014–2015 (n = 9965)
| Subgroups | Normal | Anxiety | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | Moderate | Severe & Very Severe | |||
| Crude | 6508 (65.7%) | 1239 (12.5%) | 852 (8.6%) | 1314 (13.3%) | |
| Age group | |||||
| 20-29 | 1406 (71.6%) | 217 (11.1%) | 131 (6.7%) | 209 (10.6%) | <0.0001 |
| 30-39 | 1382 (68.2%) | 245 (12.1%) | 140 (6.9%) | 258 (12.7%) | |
| 40-49 | 1343 (65.5%) | 249 (12.2%) | 186 (9.1%) | 271 (13.2%) | |
| 50-59 | 1239 (62.9%) | 272 (13.8%) | 171 (8.7%) | 287 (14.6%) | |
| 60-69 | 1138 (59.7%) | 256 (13.4%) | 224 (11.7%) | 289 (15.2%) | |
| Education | |||||
| Primary school and less | 1464 (56.6%) | 354 (13.7%) | 288 (11.1%) | 481 (18.6%) | <0.0001 |
| High school | 1756 (62.7%) | 371 (13.2%) | 261 (9.3%) | 414 (14.8%) | |
| Diploma, Graduate Diploma | 2080 (70.9%) | 337 (11.5%) | 216 (7.4%) | 299 (10.2%) | |
| BSc | 978 (75.8%) | 145 (11.2%) | 65 (5%) | 103 (8%) | |
| MSc. and Doctorate | 189 (74.4%) | 33 (13%) | 16 (6.3%) | 16 (6.3%) | |
| History of depression | |||||
| Yes | 163 (27.9%) | 91 (15.6%) | 89 (15.2%) | 242 (41.4%) | <0.0001 |
| No | 6247 (68.4%) | 1139 (12.4%) | 740 (8.1%) | 1026 (11.2%) | |
| Employment | |||||
| Employed | 2892 (73.7%) | 414 (10.5%) | 249 (6.3%) | 371 (9.4%) | <0.0001 |
| Unemployed | 2146 (56.1%) | 558 (14.6%) | 413 (10.8%) | 708 (18.5%) | |
| Housewife | 1396 (68.5%) | 251 (12.3%) | 174 (8.5%) | 218 (10.7%) | |
| Insurance | |||||
| Not insured | 322 (60%) | 64 (11.9%) | 46 (8.6%) | 105 (19.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Insured | 6130 (66.2%) | 1157 (12.5%) | 786 (8.5%) | 1188 (12.8%) | |
| Migration status | |||||
| Native | 4929 (66.2%) | 925 (12.4%) | 632 (8.5%) | 962 (12.9%) | <0.0001 |
| From within the province | 611 (65.3%) | 126 (13.5%) | 96 (10.3%) | 103 (11%) | |
| From other provinces | 812 (64.2%) | 163 (12.9%) | 103 (8.1%) | 187 (14.8%) | |
| From overseas | 112 (52.1%) | 24 (11.2%) | 20 (9.3%) | 59 (27.4%) | |
| Marriage status | |||||
| Married | 5569 (66.1%) | 1081 (12.8%) | 701 (8.3%) | 1079 (12.8%) | <0.0001 |
| Single | 752 (71.3%) | 105 (10%) | 74 (7%) | 123 (11.7%) | |
| Widowed | 162 (42.6%) | 51 (13.4%) | 68 (17.9%) | 99 (26.1%) | |
| Divorced | 22 (40%) | 6 (10.9%) | 7 (12.7%) | 20 (36.4%) | |
| Country of birth | |||||
| Iranian | 6352 (65.8%) | 1214 (12.6%) | 831 (8.6%) | 1252 (13%) | <0.0001 |
| Non-Iranian | 112 (52.1%) | 24 (11.2%) | 20 (9.3%) | 59 (27.4%) | |
| Religion | |||||
| Muslim | 6264 (65.7%) | 1226 (12.6%) | 839 (8.6%) | 1288 (13.2%) | <0.0001 |
| Zoroastrian | 149 (63.4%) | 30 (12.8%) | 21 (8.9%) | 35 (14.9%) | |