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. 2022 May 16;35(3):e100735. doi: 10.1136/gpsych-2021-100735

Table 1.

The association between anxiety and depressive disorder prevalence and the Human Development Index (HDI) and its components

Variables Anxiety prevalence Depression prevalence
β* CI P value β* CI P value
Life expectancy at birth 0.82 0.60 to 1.03 <0.001 0.46 0.31 to 0.62 <0.001
Mean years of education 1.52 0.97 to 2.06 <0.001 1.32 0.96 to 1.68 <0.001
Gross national income 0.0001 0.00008 to 0.0003 <0.001 0.0001 0.00004 to 0.00017 0.002
HDI 37.46 26.79 to 48.14 <0.001 25.79 18.37 to 33.23 <0.001

p<0.05=statistical significance.

*β coefficient=the degree of decrease or increase in anxiety and depressive disorder prevalence for every 1 unit increase in the HDI level.