Table 5.
Level of anxiety according to social-demographic characteristics of the participants.
Sociodemographic characteristics | Level of anxiety | p value | ||
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None (score ≤6) n = 39 | Mild/moderate (score 7–19) n = 240 | Severe/extreme (score ≥20) n = 21 | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 27 (22.0%) | 88 (71.5%) | 8 (6.5%) | 0.001 |
Female | 12 (6.8%) | 152 (85.9%) | 13 (7.3%) | |
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Age groups (years) | ||||
<40 | 25 (10.3%) | 196 (81.0%) | 21 (8.7%) | 0.002 |
40+ | 14 (24.1%) | 44 (75.9%) | − | |
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Residence | ||||
Urban | 9 (13.0%) | 52 (75.4%) | 8 (11.6%) | 0.230 |
Suburban | 30 (13.0%) | 188 (81.4%) | 13 (5.6%) | |
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Education | ||||
Low level | 14 (28.0%) | 32 (64.0%) | 4 (8.0%) | 0.002 |
High level | 25 (10.0%) | 208 (83.2%) | 17 (6.8%) | |
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Occupation | ||||
Informal employment | 10 (7.7%) | 110 (85.3%) | 9 (7.0%) | 0.121 |
Employment (public) | 10 (17.2%) | 46 (79.3%) | 2 (3.4%) | |
Employment (private) | 19 (16.8%) | 84 (74.3%) | 10 (8.8%) | |
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Marital status | ||||
With partner | 20 (14.6%) | 110 (80.3%) | 7 (5.1%) | 0.409 |
Without partner | 19 (11.7%) | 130 (79.7%) | 14 (8.6%) |