Table 2.
Prevalence ratios (PRs) of anxiety and depression for men and women (aggregated 21-wave data).
| Variables | Anxiety among men |
Anxiety among women |
Depression among men |
Depression among women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR (95 % CI) | P | PR (95 % CI) | P | PR (95 % CI) | P | PR (95 % CI) | P | |
| Age-group (reference: emerging adults 18–24) | ||||||||
| Young adults (25–44) | 1.15 (1.11, 1.21) | <0.001 | 0.94 (0.92, 0.97) | <0.001 | 1.05 (1.00, 1.09) | 0.033 | 0.86 (0.83, 0.89) | <0.001 |
| Middle-aged adults (45–64) | 0.96 (0.92, 1.00) | 0.080 | 0.81 (0.79, 0.84) | <0.001 | 0.86 (0.82, 0.90) | <0.001 | 0.76 (0.74, 0.79) | <0.001 |
| Older adults (65–88) | 0.55 (0.52, 0.58) | <0.001 | 0.51 (0.50, 0.53) | <0.001 | 0.52 (0.49, 0.55) | <0.001 | 0.49 (0.47, 0.51) | <0.001 |
| Race/ethnicity (reference: White) | ||||||||
| Black | 0.95 (0.92, 0.99) | 0.009 | 0.86 (0.84, 0.87) | <0.001 | 0.96 (0.92, 1.00) | 0.042 | 0.91 (0.89, 0.93) | <0.001 |
| Hispanic | 0.99 (0.96, 1.03) | 0.680 | 0.95 (0.93, 0.97) | <0.001 | 0.98 (0.95, 1.02) | 0.357 | 0.96 (0.94, 0.99) | 0.004 |
| Asian | 0.81 (0.77, 0.85) | <0.001 | 0.80 (0.77, 0.83) | <0.001 | 0.90 (0.85, 0.95) | <0.001 | 0.90 (0.86, 0.94) | <0.001 |
| Other | 1.16 (1.11, 1.21) | <0.001 | 1.11 (1.08, 1.14) | <0.001 | 1.17 (1.12, 1.23) | <0.001 | 1.13 (1.09, 1.17) | <0.001 |
| Education (reference: high school or lower) | ||||||||
| Some college | 1.04 (1.01, 1.06) | 0.005 | 1.05 (1.03, 1.07) | <0.001 | 1.03 (1.00, 1.06) | 0.034 | 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) | 0.482 |
| Bachelor or higher | 0.95 (0.92, 0.97) | <0.001 | 0.99 (0.98, 1.01) | 0.477 | 0.84 (0.82, 0.87) | <0.001 | 0.81 (0.79, 0.83) | <0.001 |
| Household income (reference: less than $49,000) | ||||||||
| $50,000–$99,000 | 0.78 (0.76, 0.81) | <0.001 | 0.85 (0.83, 0.86) | <0.001 | 0.75 (0.73, 0.77) | <0.001 | 0.79 (0.77, 0.81) | <0.001 |
| $100,000–$149,000 | 0.66 (0.63, 0.68) | <0.001 | 0.76 (0.74, 0.77) | <0.001 | 0.60 (0.58, 0.63) | <0.001 | 0.66 (0.64, 0.68) | <0.001 |
| $150,000 or higher | 0.57 (0.55, 0.59) | <0.001 | 0.66 (0.64, 0.68) | <0.001 | 0.48 (0.46, 0.50) | <0.001 | 0.55 (0.53, 0.57) | <0.001 |
| Unknown | 0.75 (0.72, 0.79) | <0.001 | 0.80 (0.78, 0.82) | <0.001 | 0.75 (0.71, 0.79) | <0.001 | 0.73 (0.70, 0.75) | <0.001 |
| Household structure (reference: married no kids) | ||||||||
| Married with kids | 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) | 0.504 | 1.04 (1.02, 1.06) | <0.001 | 0.97 (0.93, 1.01) | 0.089 | 0.98 (0.95, 1.01) | 0.197 |
| Live alone | 1.05 (1.01, 1.08) | 0.004 | 1.08 (1.05, 1.10) | <0.001 | 1.22 (1.17, 1.26) | <0.001 | 1.21 (1.18, 1.25) | <0.001 |
| Live alone with kids | 1.20 (1.14, 1.27) | <0.001 | 1.14 (1.10, 1.17) | <0.001 | 1.26 (1.18, 1.34) | <0.001 | 1.18 (1.14, 1.22) | <0.001 |
| Other | 1.21 (1.18, 1.25) | <0.001 | 1.25 (1.22, 1.27) | <0.001 | 1.35 (1.30, 1.39) | <0.001 | 1.34 (1.31, 1.37) | <0.001 |
CI, confidence interval.