Table 5 Relationship between GAD-7 index and socio-demographic and clinical variables

Gender

Female

15.96

1.14

0.256

Male

14.65

Age

Less than 40 years

13.41

3.861

0.024

Between 40 and 59 years

16.45

60 or more years

16.30

Education

≤4 years

17.45

7.631

0.001

5 to 9 years

15.05

≥10 years

13.62

Family status

Married/Living together

15.84

0.340

0.734

Not married

15.50

Employment status

Employed

13.56

−0.3660

0.000

Non-employed

16.91

Clinical background

Yes

16.20

1.262

0.210

No

15.02

Psychiatric background

Yes

15.90

0.542

0.589

No

15.26

Pain

Yes

17.33

3.514

0.001

No

14.39

Headache

Yes

17.02

2.664

0.009

No

14.73

Tremors

Yes

17.84

4.054

0.000

No

14.72

Palpitations

Yes

16.78

2.181

0.032

No

14.81

Sudoresis

Yes

17.15

2.625

0.010

No

14.76

Difficulty breathing

Yes

18.09

2.848

0.005

No

15.05

Nausea

Yes

18.21

2.242

0.027

No

15.32

Diarrhea

Yes

18.46

3.577

0.001

No

15.31