Table 1 Baseline prevalence of 12-month and life-time generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) by sociodemographic characteristics

Gender: N (%)

Male

1439

38 (2.64)

0.65

63 (4.38)

0.005

Female

2460

71 (2.89)

161 (6.54)

Age group (years): N (%)

34 or less

622

17 (2.73)

0.7

32 (5.14)

0.4

35–44

1708

47( 2.75)

91 (5.33)

45–54

1254

39 (3.11)

80 (6.38)

55 or more

315

6 (1.9)

21 (6.67)

Educational level: N (%)

Primary or Secondary

356

7 (1.97)

0.47

5.9

0.27

High school diploma

767

25 (3.26)

6.91

Associate degree

365

14 (3.84)

7.4

Bachelor’s degree

1470

43 (2.93)

5.37

Master’s degree

737

16 (2.17)

4.61

PhD/specialty

196

4 (2.04)

4.59

Job: N (%)

Office work

1248

47 (3.77)

0.06

86 (6.89)

0.05

Academic

111

1 (0.9)

5 (4.5)

Health professional

1809

43 (2.38)

85 (4.7)

Service work

713

18 (2.52)

47 (6.59)

Marital status: N (%)

Married

3089

82 (2.65)

0.59

167 (5.41)

0.01

Never married

524

16 (3.05)

30 (5.73)

Ex-married

214

8 (3.74)

22 (10.28)

Wealth index: N (%)

Low

977

22 (2.25)

0.19

61 (6.24)

0.40

Middle

1958

64 (3.27)

114 (5.82)

High

922

22 (2.39)

46 (4.99)

Coronary artery disease: N (%)

Yes

78

5 (6.41)

0.04

8 (10.26)

0.07

No

3555

93 (2.62)

199 (5.60)

Hypertension: N (%)

Yes

320

92 (2.78)

0.53

21 (6.56)

0.50

No

3307

7 (2.19)

186 (5.62)

Diabetes mellitus: N (%)

Yes

188

6 (3.19)

0.69

12 (6.38)

0.60

No

3447

93 (2.70)

196 (5.69)

Tobacco smoking: N (%)

Yes

458

15 (3.28)

0.42

32 (6.99)

0.20

No

3201

84 (2.62)

177 (5.53)

Adequate physical activity: N (%)

Yes

1304

36 (2.76)

0.85

87 (6.67)

0.11

No

2157

62 (2.87)

116 (5.38)