GAD Group (n = 110) | Control Group (n = 110) | p | Reliability (n = 60) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years): mean (SD) | 47.1 (15.6) | 48.0 (16.1) | 0.679 | 37.2 (10.7) |
Gender (% women) | 72.6 | 72.6 | 1.000 | 62.1 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 (4.8) | 25.8 (4.2) | 0.635 | 24.9 (3.4) |
Race (% white) | 98.1 | 100 | 0.498 | 100 |
Education (%) | 0.262 | |||
None | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0 | |
Primary | 35.8 | 30.2 | 21.7 | |
Secondary | 24.5 | 29.2 | 38.3 | |
Professional Degree | 17.0 | 13.2 | 13.3 | |
Higher | 17.0 | 25.5 | 26.7 | |
Marital Status (%) | 0.596 | |||
Single | 18.9 | 15.2 | 28.3 | |
Married | 67.0 | 65.7 | 43.3 | |
Separated/Divorced | 6.6 | 8.6 | 26.7 | |
Widowed | 7.5 | 8.6 | 1.7 | |
Other | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | |
Labour Status (%) | 0.095 | |||
Home-maker | 17.9 | 22.9 | 10.0 | |
Active | 58.5 | 62.9 | 45.0 | |
Unemployed | 2.8 | 4.8 | 33.3 | |
Disabled | 10.4 | 1.9 | 8.3 | |
Retired | 10.4 | 7.6 | 3.3 | |
People in Treatment (%) | 79 | 20 | < 0.001 | NR |
Number of Treatments | 1.30 (0.11) | 0.06 (0.03) | < 0.001 | NR |
Disorder history (years) | 3.49 (0.40) | NA | NA | 6.87 (5.56) |
HAM | 26.54 (9.11) | 6.74 (5.12) | < 0.001 | NR |
HADS-A | 12.59 (4.41) | 4.08 (2.40) | < 0.001 | NR |
HADS-D | 8.84 (4.99) | 2.51 (2.85) | < 0.001 | NR |
GAD-7 | 13.96 (4.19) | 3.54 (3.32) | < 0.001 | 13.15 (4.46) |
GAD-2 | 4.58 (1.31) | 1.21 (1.39) | < 0.001 | 3.77 (1.47) |
WHODAS-II (overall) | 35.78 (22.3) | 8.94 (11.8) | < 0.001 | NR |