Table 4 Correlates of Probable Anxiety and Anxiety Symptom Severity (N = 309)

ACEs, per point

1.10 (1.04, 1.15), < 0.001

0.52 (0.31, 0.74], < 0.001

Traumatic events, per point

1.08 (1.02, 1.15), 0.01

0.60 (0.33, 0.87), < 0.001

Age, per year

1.00 (0.99, 1.01), 0.70

0.99 (0.97, 1.01), 0.74

-0.02 (-0.07, 0.02), 0.35

-0.05 (-0.10, -0.00), 0.04

Male sex (ref: female sex)

0.83 (0.64, 1.09), 0.19

0.77 (0.59, 0.99), 0.05

-1.16 (-2.20, -0.13), 0.03

-1.53 (-2.56, -0.50), 0.004

History of psychiatric illness in family (ref: No)

1.21 (0.95, 1.54), 0.12

1.32 (1.05, 1.65), 0.02

0.54 (-0.46, 1.53), 0.29

0.85 (-0.12, 1.82), 0.09

People in the household, per person

0.98 (0.94, 1.02), 0.32

0.97 (0.93, 1.02), 0.23

-0.05 (-0.25, 0.14), 0.59

-0.09 (-0.28, 0.11), 0.37

Children in the family, per child

0.95 (0.86, 1.04), 0.24

0.94 (0.86, 1.04), 0.23

-0.17 (-0.53, 0.20), 0.37

-0.14 (-0.50, 0.23), 0.47

Monthly income, per ZAR

0.99 (0.99, 1.00), 0.62

0.99 (0.99, 1.00), 0.62

-0.00 (-0.00, 0.00), 0.59

-9.36 (-0.00, 0.00), 0.73

Marital status

 Married

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Single

1.12 (0.78, 1.60), 0.54

1.09 (0.76, 1.56), 0.64

1.31 (-0.17, 2.80), 0.08

1.13 (-0.36, 2.62), 0.14

 Widowed/divorced /separated

0.90 (0.59, 1.37), 0.62

0.86 (0.56, 1.31), 0.47

0.22 (-1.48, 1.92), 0.79

-0.09 (-1.80, 1.62), 0.92

Education

 Completed primary school

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Completed high school

1.35 (1.02, 1.79), 0.03

1.31 (0.99, 1.74), 0.06

1.83 (0.75, 2.92), < 0.001

1.61 (0.52, 2.70), 0.004

 Some college/ university

1.26 (0.90, 1.78), 0.17

1.22 (0.88, 1.69), 0.24

1.66 (0.24, 3.08), 0.02

1.38 (-0.04, 2.80), 0.06

Self-rated physical health, per point

0.54 (0.44, 0.67), < 0.001

0.54 (0.44, 0.66), < 0.001

-3.66 (-4.75, -2.58), < 0.001

-3.56 (-4.65, -2.46), < 0.001

HIV Positive

0.84 (0.61, 1.17), 0.31

0.81 (0.58, 1.13), 0.21

-0.83 (-2.10, 0.44), 0.20

-0.96 (-2.24, 0.32), 0.14