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Table 3 Socio-demographic correlates of anxiety disorders, findings of multiple logistic regression analysis

From: Major anxiety disorders in Iran: prevalence, sociodemographic correlates and service utilization

Variables

Any anxiety disorder

GAD

OCD

Social Phobia

PTSD

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Age groups

 15–19

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 20–29

0.88(0.66–1.20)

1.41(0.81–2.47)

1.17(1.06–1.30)a

1.20(0.70–2.06)

0.77(0.36–1.67)

 30–39

0.89(0.64–1.24)

1.43(0.77–2.64)

0.86(0.55–1.35)

1.73(0.92–3.28)

0.70(0.32–1.55)

 40–49

0.88(0.61–1.27)

1.47(0.76–2.86)

0.77(0.46–1.28)

1.09(0.53–2.26)

1.02(0.44–2.34)

 50–59

0.85(0.55–1.31)

1.98(0.98–3.99)

0.52(0.29–0.94)

0.48(0.18–1.27)

1.15(0.43–3.08)

 60–64

0.71(0.36–1.36)

2.16(0.79–5.93)

0.12(0.03–0.57)

0.29(0.07–1.23)

0.25(0.05–1.33)

Gender

 Male

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Female

1.16(1.09–1.23)a

1.06(0.97–1.16)

1.17(1.06–1.30)a

1.19(1.08–1.32)a

1.11(0.95–1.28)

Marital status

 Never married

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Married

1.08(0.85–1.36)

1.51(1.06–2.16)a

0.97(0.68–1.39)

0.58(0.38–0.89)

1.66(0.92–3.01)

 Previously Married

1.09(0.71–1.67)

1.31(0.69–2.53)

1.01(0.51–2.00)

0.87(0.41–1.85)

2.68(1.02–7.04)a

Education

 Illiterate

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Primary

1.09(0.78–1.53)

1.56(0.94–2.59)

0.84(0.48–1.46)

0.74(0.39–1.40)

1.41(0.64–3.10)

 Secondary

1.19(0.83–1.71)

1.14(0.65–1.98)

0.87(0.50–1.52)

1.33(0.66–2.67)

1.34(0.57–3.17)

 High school

1.01(0.71–1.44)

1.35(0.77–2.34)

0.63(0.36–1.12)

0.95(0.48–1.87)

1.16(0.50–2.69)

 University

0.96(0.63–1.46)

1.59(0.82–3.10)

0.53(0.27–1.03)

1.17(0.52–2.63)

0.54(0.15–1.97)

Occupation

 Employed

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Student

0.94(0.66–1.34)

0.82(0.45–1.51)

1.20(0.67–2.15)

1.22(0.66–2.26)

0.78(0.28–2.19)

 Retired

1.16(0.64–2.11)

0.80(0.33–1.92)

1.54(.54–4.43)

3.79(1.19–12.1)a

0.27(0.03–2.28)

 Housekeeper

1.07(0.82–1.40)

1.08(0.71–1.64)

1.29(0.80–2.07)

1.04(0.63–1.73)

0.81(0.42–1.58)

 Unemployed

1.98(1.49–2.62)a

2.15(1.43–3.22)a

2.45(1.62–3.71)a

1.39(0.81–2.37)

1.44(0.71–2.89)

Place of Residence

 Rural

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Urban

1.31(1.10–1.57)a

1.77(1.34–2.35)a

1.37(1.05–1.78)a

1.08(0.77–1.53)

0.96(0.66–1.41)

Socio-economic status

 High

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Moderate

1.23(1.01–1.50)a

1.19(0.88–1.61)

1.13(0.81–1.57)

1.76(1.12–2.75)a

1.02(0.61–1.70)

 Low

1.66(1.31–2.10)a

1.54(1.08–2.18)a

1.15(0.79–1.66)

2.85(1.71–4.74)a

1.37(0.82–1.41)

  1. ahighlights the statistically significant Odds Ratios