Table 1 Association of socio demographic profiles with anxiety among participants
From: Prevalence, associated factors and predictors of anxiety: a community survey in Selangor, Malaysia
Profile of the participants | Presence of anxiety | Absence of anxiety | Total (n) | Chi square value | df | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(GAD7 ≥ 8) | (GAD7 < 8) | |||||
n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Gender (n = 1455) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 42 (7.7) | 501 (92.3) | 543 | 0.227 | 1 | 0.634 |
 Female | 77 (8.4) | 835 (91.6) | 912 |  |  |  |
Ethnicity (n = 1455) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Malay | 85 (8.4) | 921 (91.6) | 1006 | 0.534 | 3 | 0.911 |
 Chinese | 10 (8.1) | 113 (91.9) | 123 |  |  |  |
 Indian | 21 (7.2) | 272 (92.8) | 293 |  |  |  |
 Others | 3 (9.1) | 30 (90.9) | 33 |  |  |  |
Marital status (n = 1455) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Single | 47 (9.3) | 458 (90.7) | 505 | 23.148 | 4 | **0.001 |
 Married | 59 (6.6) | 829 (93.4) | 888 |  |  |  |
 Widowed | 9 (17.3) | 43 (82.7) | 52 |  |  |  |
 Divorced | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 7 |  |  |  |
 Separated | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 3 |  |  |  |
Education level (n = 1437) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Primary education | 12 (9.8) | 111 (90.2) | 123 | 0.676 | 2 | 0.713 |
 Secondary education | 54 (7.6) | 656 (92.4) | 710 |  |  |  |
 Tertiary education | 49 (8.1) | 555 (91.9) | 604 |  |  |  |
Employment status (n = 1431) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Employed | 54 (7.3) | 682 (92.7) | 736 | 0.933 | 2 | 0.627 |
 Unemployed | 54 (8.6) | 577 (91.4) | 631 |  |  |  |
 Pension | 4 (6.3) | 60 (93.8) | 64 |  |  |  |