Table 5.

Regression models showing associations between non-modifiable explanatory variables and anxiety scores

	B	95% CI lower	95% CI upper	β	P value
GAD-7 total score†
Age (per decade)	−0.26	−0.29	−0.23	−0.31	<0.0001****
Female	0.43	0.32	0.55	0.13	<0.0001****
Live alone	−0.04	−0.16	0.08	−0.01	0.51
BAME background	0.02	−0.12	0.16	0.00	0.81
Key worker	0.09	0.01	0.18	0.04	0.03*
Risk group‡
Most at risk	0.42	0.20	0.63	0.07	<0.001***
Increased risk	0.21	0.10	0.33	0.07	<0.001***
Adjusted R2=0.11, n=3090
	OR	95% CI lower	95% CI upper	β	P value
GAD-7 ‘cases’§
Age (per decade)	0.69	0.65	0.73	−1.28	<0.0001****
Female	1.61	1.25	2.08	0.39	<0.001***
Live alone	1.00	0.77	1.30	0.00	0.98
BAME background	1.15	0.88	1.50	0.09	0.32
Key worker	1.14	0.97	1.35	0.15	0.12
Risk group‡
Most at risk	1.78	1.18	2.67	0.25	0.005**
Increased risk	1.30	1.03	1.64	0.22	0.03*
Pseudo R2=0.05, n=3090

*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, ****p<0.0001.

†A square-root transformation was applied to the dependent variable.

‡Comparison reference group ‘I am in neither risk category’.

§A ‘case’ is defined as a GAD-7 Score greater than or equal to 10, at which level someone would qualify for high intensity psychological support in the National Health Service.

BAME, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic; GAD-7, 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale.