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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of factors affecting anxiety disorder scores in adolescents, by anxiety type, mean (standard deviation), (N = 968)

From: Anxiety related disorders in adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: a population based cross-sectional study

  

Anxiety

Panic

Generalized

Separation

Social

School avoidance

Gender

Boys

18.9 (12)*

4.4 (4.1)*

4.5 (3.6)*

3.8 (2.8)*

4.2 (3.3)*

1.9 (1.8)*

Girls

25.3 (14.3)*

6.8 (5.4)*

6.2 (4.3)*

4.8 (3.1)*

5.2 (3.5)*

2.3 (1.8)*

Nationality

Emirate

23.3 (13.9)

6.1 (5.2)

5.4 (4.1)*

4.6 (3.1)*

4.9 (3.4)

2.3 (1.8)*

Expatriate

22.7 (13.9)

5.8 (5.1)

6 (4.3)*

4.1 (2.9)*

4.8 (3.6)

2 (1.8)*

Age groups, years

< 16

24.6 (13.6)*

6.3 (5.2)

6.2 (4.2)*

4.7 (3.1)*

5.2 (3.4)*

2.1 (1.9)

≥16

22.3 (14)*

5.8 (5.1)

5.3 (4.1)*

4.3 (3)*

4.7 (3.4)*

2.2 (1.8)

School

Private

24 (14.4)

6.2 (5.3)

6.3 (4.4)*

4.4 (3.2)

5 (3.6)

2 (1.9)*

Public

22.3 (13.4)

5.8 (5)

5 (3.9)*

4.5 (2.9)

4.7 (3.3)

2.3 (1.8)*

Mother’s employment status

Employed

23.1 (12.9)

5.8 (4.6)

5.9 (4)

4.4 (2.8)

4.8 (3.3)

2.1 (1.8)

Not employed

23.1 (14.2)

6 (5.3)

5.5 (4.2)

4.4 (3.1)

4.9 (3.5)

2.2 (1.8)

Economic status

High

22.5 (13.8)

5.8 (5.2)

5.7 (4.2)

4.3 (3.1)*

4.7 (3.4)

2.1 (1.9)

Middle

23.2 (13.6)

6 (5)

5.6 (4.1)

4.5 (3)*

4.9 (3.4)

2.3 (1.8)

Low

28.1 (17.5)

7.4 (6.4)

6.2 (4.6)

5.7 (4.1)**

6.1 (3.4)

2.7 (2.1)

Maid

Yes

24 (14)*

6.3 (5.2)*

5.7 (4.2)

4.6 (3.1)*

5 (3.4)

2.4 (1.8)*

No

21.6 (13.7)*

5.5 (5)*

5.4 (4.1)

4.1 (3)*

4.6 (3.5)

2 (1.9)*

Caregiver

Mother only

24.6 (14)*

6.5 (5.2)*

5.6 (4.0)*

4.7 (3.0)

5.1 (3.4)*

2.4 (1.9)*

Father only

24.1 (13.6)*

6.5 (4.9)*

5.7 (4.0)*

4.1 (3.2)

5.2 (3.5)*

2.2 (1.4)*

Mother and father

20 (12.1)*

4.9 (4.3)*

4.0 (3.2)*

4.3 (2.8)

4.3 (3.2)*

2.2 (1.4)*

 

Other

30.2 (17.1)*

9.0 (6.3)*

6.6 (4.6)*

4.9 (3.2)

6.03 (4.4)*

3.5 (2.8)*

Medical condition

Yes

25.4 (14.5)*

6.7 (5.4)*

6.1 (4.9)*

4.9 (3.2)*

5.2 (3.7)

2.6 (1.7)*

No

22.2 (13.4)*

5.7 (5)*

5.2 (3.9)*

4.3 (2.9)*

4.7 (3.3)

2.2 (1.8)*

  1. * p ≤ .05