Table 2 Prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) among groups during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Kuwait
From: Anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait: the importance of physical activity
Sociodemographic characteristics | Levels of anxiety | Anxious | x2 | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Mild | Moderate | Severe | |||||
595 | 395 | 150 | 144 | 689 | ||||
46.34% | 30.76% | 11.68% | 11.21% | 53.66% | ||||
Physical activity | Physically inactive | 287 | 211 | 92 | 103 | 406 | 29.068 | < 0.001 |
41.40% | 30.40% | 13.30% | 14.90% | 58.6% | ||||
Physically active | 308 | 184 | 58 | 41 | 283 | |||
41.40% | 30.40% | 13.30% | 14.90% | 47.9% | ||||
Gender | Female | 224 | 172 | 84 | 97 | 353 | 49.772 | < 0.001 |
38.80% | 29.80% | 14.60% | 16.80% | 61.2% | ||||
Male | 371 | 223 | 66 | 47 | 336 | |||
52.50% | 31.50% | 9.30% | 6.60% | 47.5% | ||||
Education | High school and less | 49 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 22.968 | 0.006 |
44.50% | 29.10% | 11.80% | 14.50% | 55.5% | ||||
Diploma | 64 | 46 | 34 | 21 | 101 | |||
38.80% | 27.90% | 20.60% | 12.70% | 61.2% | ||||
Bachelor’s degree | 351 | 244 | 76 | 88 | 408 | |||
46.20% | 32.10% | 10.00% | 11.60% | 53.8% | ||||
Higher education | 131 | 73 | 27 | 19 | 119 | |||
52.40% | 29.20% | 10.80% | 7.60% | 47.6% | ||||
Marital status | Single | 261 | 204 | 72 | 71 | 347 | 6.068 | 0.108 |
42.90% | 33.60% | 11.80% | 11.70% | 57.1% | ||||
Married | 334 | 191 | 78 | 73 | 342 | |||
49.40% | 28.30% | 11.50% | 10.80% | 50.6% | ||||
Occupation | Employer | 126 | 88 | 36 | 36 | 160 | 15.884 | 0.069 |
44.10% | 30.80% | 12.60% | 12.60% | 55.9% | ||||
Student | 405 | 272 | 99 | 98 | 469 | |||
46.30% | 31.10% | 11.30% | 11.20% | 53.7% | ||||
Retired | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 | |||
65.70% | 19.40% | 7.50% | 7.50% | 34.3% | ||||
Unemployed | 20 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 37 | |||
35.10% | 38.60% | 17.50% | 8.80% | 64.9% | ||||