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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical variables

From: Reliability and validity of the Portuguese version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale

Variable

Value

N

%

Sample

 

100

100.0

Gender

Female

78

78.8

Male

21

21.2

Age

Mean ± sd

52.2 ± 13.5

 

Min – Max

21 - 78

Education

≤4 years

44

44.9

5 to 9 years

22

22.4

10-12 years

21

21.4

>12 years

11

11.2

Family status

Single

11

11.0

Married/Living together

38

68.0

Divorced

17

17.0

Widowed

4

4.0

Employment status

Employed

32

32.3

Unemployed/Student

21

21.2

Retired

40

40.4

Sick leave

6

6.1

Clinical background

Yes

59

59.0

No

41

41.0

Psychiatric background

Yes

80

80.8

No

19

19.2

Physical symptoms 1

Pain

45

45.0

Headache

43

43.0

Tremors

32

32.0

Palpitations

46

46.0

Sudoresis

40

40.0

Difficulty breathing

22

22.0

Nausea

14

14.0

Diarrhoea

13

13.0

Other

2

2.0

  1. sd: standard deviation.
  2. Min-Max: Minimum-Maximum.
  3. 1A patient may have more than one symptom.