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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2022 Apr 18;34(3):378–389. doi: 10.1177/08982643221086065

Table 2.

Prevalence of DSM-IV anxiety disorders among older Black men and women

Men Women
Lifetime %1 SE % SE OR2 CI
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2.6 0.7 4.7 0.8 1.96 1.05–3.68
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 5.1 1.4 8.7 1.1 1.93 1.04–3.60
Agoraphobia 2.3 1.0 2.9 0.8 1.35 0.60–3.01
Panic Disorder 1.2 0.4 2.9 0.8 2.55 1.05–6.19
Social Phobia 6.3 1.5 6.3 0.9 1.06 0.63–1.77
Any Anxiety Disorder 12.4 2.0 18.3 1.4 1.70 1.20–2.39
Men Women
12 Month %1 SE % SE OR2 CI
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 1.5 0.6 2.3 0.5 1.71 0.72–4.08
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 2.6 1.1 2.9 0.6 1.12 0.45–2.96
Agoraphobia 0.8 0.5 1.5 0.4 2.04 0.57–7.33
Panic Disorder 0.7 0.2 2.1 0.7 3.50 1.24–9.83
Social Phobia 3.4 1.1 4.3 0.8 1.33 0.69–2.58
Any Anxiety Disorder 6.2 1.3 10.5 1.3 1.89 1.19–2.92

Abbreviations: DSM IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition; SE = Standard Error

1

Survey-weighted percent

2

Odds ratio obtained from logistic regression, run separately for each type of disorder, that controls for age and ethnicity, includes survey weights, and accounts for the complex sampling design.