Table 2.
Estimated prevalence and trends of past-month anxiety in the sample and stratified by sociodemographic characteristics
| Prevalence estimates [95% CI] | Test of temporal trend | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2015 | 2018 | OR [95% CI]a | p value | AOR [95% CI]b | p value | |
| All participants | 34.1 [33.4, 34.9] | 37.7 [36.9, 38.4] | 44.0 [43.2, 44.7] | 1.07 [1.06, 1.09] | < 0.001 | 1.07 [1.05, 1.09] | < 0.001 |
| Grade | |||||||
| 9th | 30.4 [29.0, 31.8] | 34.0 [32.7, 35.4] | 38.7 [37.3, 40.1] | 1.06 [1.04, 1.09] | < 0.001 | 1.07 [1.03, 1.10] | < 0.001 |
| 10th | 34.8 [33.3, 36.3] | 40.1 [38.7, 41.6] | 43.6 [42.2, 45.0] | 1.06 [1.04, 1.08] | < 0.001 | 1.06 [1.04, 1.08] | < 0.001 |
| 11th | 35.5 [34.0, 37.0] | 37.5 [36.0, 39.0] | 47.6 [46.1, 49.1] | 1.09 [1.06, 1.12] | < 0.001 | 1.07 [1.04, 1.10] | < 0.001 |
| 12th | 36.3 [34.7, 37.9] | 39.8 [38.1, 41.5] | 47.7 [46.0, 49.4] | 1.08 [1.06, 1.11] | < 0.001 | 1.09 [1.05, 1.12] | < 0.001 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 26.0 [25.0, 27.0] | 24.1 [23.1, 25.0] | 31.3 [30.3, 32.3] | 1.05 [1.02, 1.07] | < 0.001 | 1.04 [1.02, 1.06] | < 0.001 |
| Female | 41.9 [40.8, 43.0] | 50.7 [49.6, 51.8] | 56.2 [55.2, 57.3] | 1.10 [1.08, 1.12] | < 0.001 | 1.09 [1.07, 1.11] | < 0.001 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| White | 34.0 [33.2, 34.9] | 37.2 [36.3, 38.1] | 43.7 [42.8, 44.6] | 1.07 [1.05, 1.09] | < 0.001 | 1.08 [1.06, 1.09] | < 0.001 |
| Black | 33.7 [30.8, 36.7] | 38.0 [35.4, 40.7] | 36.2 [33.7, 38.9] | 1.02 [0.98, 1.06] | 0.372 | 0.99 [0.95, 1.03] | 0.670 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32.0 [29.1, 35.1] | 36.2 [33.6, 38.8] | 46.0 [43.6, 48.4] | 1.11 [1.07, 1.15] | < 0.001 | 1.09 [1.07, 1.12] | < 0.001 |
| Hmong | 36.6 [30.9, 42.7] | 44.6 [38.9, 50.5] | 43.2 [37.5, 49.1] | 1.04 [0.99, 1.10] | 0.136 | 1.02 [0.92, 1.11] | 0.743 |
| Asian | 37.1 [32.7, 41.7] | 35.4 [31.5, 39.4] | 46.2 [42.5, 50.0] | 1.08 [1.04, 1.11] | < 0.001 | 1.09 [1.04, 1.15] | 0.001 |
| Native | 32.3 [23.5, 42.7] | 34.8 [25.2, 45.8] | 51.8 [41.0, 62.5] | 1.13 [1.01, 1.24] | 0.041 | 1.11 [0.96, 1.26] | 0.178 |
| Middle Eastern | 33.4 [24.7, 43.3] | 52.4 [41.9, 62.7] | 53.4 [41.3, 65.1] | 1.15 [1.03, 1.27] | 0.018 | 1.27 [1.12, 1.43] | 0.002 |
| Multi-racial | 35.6 [32.9, 38.4] | 42.5 [39.4, 45.5] | 50.0 [47.2, 52.9] | 1.10 [1.06, 1.15] | < 0.001 | 1.07 [1.02, 1.11] | 0.011 |
| Sexual orientation | |||||||
| Heterosexual | 32.2 [31.5, 33.0] | 34.8 [34.1, 35.6] | 40.5 [39.7, 41.2] | 1.06 [1.05, 1.08] | < 0.001 | 1.07 [1.05, 1.08] | < 0.001 |
| Gay or lesbian | 52.2 [44.6, 59.6] | 63.3 [57.2, 69.1] | 72.0 [66.8, 76.7] | 1.15 [1.08, 1.22] | < 0.001 | 1.20 [1.12, 1.27] | < 0.001 |
| Bisexual | 63.7 [59.5, 67.7] | 68.8 [65.3, 72.0] | 73.1 [70.4, 75.7] | 1.08 [1.02, 1.13] | 0.005 | 1.08 [1.03, 1.13] | 0.002 |
| Questioning | 64.4 [58.7, 69.6] | 69.8 [64.9, 74.3] | 72.1 [67.8, 76.0] | 1.06 [1.00, 1.12] | 0.045 | 1.04 [0.98, 1.10] | 0.231 |
| Gender identity | |||||||
| Cisgender | 34.0 [33.2, 34.7] | 37.5 [36.7, 38.2] | 43.8 [43.1, 44.6] | 1.07 [1.06, 1.09] | < 0.001 | 1.07 [1.05, 1.09] | < 0.001 |
| Transgender | 48.9 [41.8, 56.1] | 66.2 [56.9, 74.3] | 66.0 [56.8, 74.2] | 1.14 [1.07, 1.21] | < 0.001 | 1.07 [0.95, 1.19] | 0.299 |
Data Source: The Dane County Youth Assessment
CI Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio
a The odds of meeting screening criteria for past-month anxiety versus not meeting screening criteria
b The odds of meeting screening criteria for past-month anxiety versus not meeting screening criteria, controlling for all other covariates