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. 2020 Dec 30;12(12):e12389. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12389

Table 4. Prevalence of depression and anxiety by age group.

Disorder Level Age group
18–25   26–34   35–43   44–52   53–60   60+    
Number (%) Number (%) Number (%) Number (%) Number (%) Number (%) P-value
Anxiety 0–4 Minimal anxiety 8 14.81 31 22.46 17 15.60 6 16.67 8 42.11 3 50.00 0.007*
5–9 Mild anxiety 20 37.04 33 23.91 32 29.36 10 27.78 5 26.32 3 50.00
10–14 Moderate anxiety 14 25.93 48 34.78 22 20.18 9 25.00 1 5.26 0 0.00
15–21 Severe anxiety 12 22.22 26 18.84 38 34.86 11 30.56 5 26.32 0 0.00
Depression 0–4 Minimal depression 5 9.26 9 6.52 6 5.50 3 7.89 1 5.26 4 66.67 0.001*
5–9 mild depression 17 31.48 39 28.26 31 28.44 9 23.68 7 36.84 0 0.00
10–14 Moderate depression 18 33.33 40 28.99 33 30.28 8 21.05 7 36.84 1 16.67
15–19 Moderately severe depression 5 9.26 32 23.19 22 20.18 11 28.95 0 0.00 1 16.67
20–27 Severe depression 9 16.67 18 13.04 17 15.60 7 18.42 4 21.05 0 0.00