Table 5 Mean anxiety scores per anxiety disorder, per number of anxiety disorders and per comorbidity group, over the study samples pooled and the range across the separate study samples

Anxiety disorder

- Panic disorder^a

176

12.6

(6.2)

9.8 – 14.8

(4.2 – 7.5)

- Agoraphobia^b

176

12.9

(6.6)

9.0 – 15.5

(5.4 – 6.6)

- Social phobia

158

11.9

(6.8)

9.3 – 15.1

(5.4 – 7.4)

- GAD^c

225

9.9

(6.5)

8.0 – 13.7

(5.1 – 6.9)

- Specific phobia

42

9.5

(6.4)

7.6 – 10.4

(6.4 – 6.4)

- OCD^d

47

12.8

(7.0)

7.8 – 13.9

(4.4 – 7.0)

- PTSD^e

52

12.9

(6.7)

10.7 – 13.2

(5.0 – 6.9)

Number of anxiety disorders

- 0

492

4,1

(4,4)

3.1 – 4.7

(3.9 – 5.3)

- 1

228

7,4

(5,3)

6.0 – 8.5

(4.3 – 6.3)

- 2

148

10,6

(5,8)

8.6 – 12.3

(5.0 – 6.3)

- ≥ 3

101

15,1

(6,0)

12.4 – 17.3

(5.0 – 6.5)

Comorbidity groups

- No anxiety or depressive disorder

263

3.2

(4.0)

1.8 – 5.4

(2.7 – 4.9)

- Depressive disorder(s)^f only

229

5.0

(4.7)

4.1 – 9.2

(3.7 – 5.9)

- Anxiety disorder(s) only

198

8.3

(5.9)

6.5 – 9.9

(5.2 – 6.5)

- Comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders

279

11.3

(6.5)

8.6 – 14.2

(4.7 – 6.7)