Table 4 Attributable Burden in worsening Quality of Life due to GAD and comparison with other disorders. Attributable Burden = Quality of Life in a matching control group without GAD (matching controls 1/4 from the community) – Quality of Life of People with GAD
SF-12 (Mean ± sd) | Attributable Burden due to Disorder | Comparison with GAD | Comparison GAD without comorbidity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Major Depressive Disorder [45] | 33.8 ± 9.2 | 5.6 ± 3.6 (N = 37) | F (1;90) = 2.42 P = 0.123 | F (1;68) = 1.13 P = 0.291 |
Eating Disorders [46] | 34 ± 6.2 | 4.4 ± 6.6 (N = 60) | F (1;113) = 4.77 P = 0.032 | F (1;91) = 0.17 P = 0.681 |
Panic Disorder [47] | 35.5 ± 4.6 | 2.9 ± 0.9 (N = 123) | F (1;176) = 166.01 P < 0.0001 | F (1;154) = 43.56 P < 0.0001 |
Simple Phobia [48] | 35.8 ± 6.1 | 2.5 ± 2.4 (N = 54) | F (1;107) = 64.98 P < 0.0001 | F (1;84) = 18.12 P < 0.0001 |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder [49] | 36.3 ± 6.1 | 3.9 ± 1.0 (N = 26) | F (1;79) = 21.03 P < 0.0001 | F (1;57) = 2.82 P = 0.099 |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder [50] | 35.4 ± 6.9 | 2.9 ± 6.0 (N = 88) | F (1;141) = 17.39 P < 0.0001 | F (1;119) = 3.36 P = 0.069 |
Agoraphobia [51] | 35.2 ± 7.8 | 3.4 ± 3.6 (N = 35) | F (1;88) = 20.93 P < 0.0001 | F (1;66) = 3.55 P = 0.064 |
GAD | 32.3 ± 6.8 | 6.5 ± 2.8 (N = 55) | ||
GAD without comorbidity | 33.6 ± 6.7 | 4.9 ± 2.9 (N = 33) |