COVID-19-related anxiety disorder in Iraq during the pandemic: an online cross-sectional study

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 2 Frequencies and percentages of possible health anxiety among Iraqi participants (N = 1591)

Demographic variable	No. of cases	% of cases	χ²	df	P value
Age			33.764	5	< 0.001**
18–24 years	344	43.7
25–34 years	198	25.1
35–44 years	146	18.5
45–54 years	62	7.9
55–64 years	26	3.3
65+ years	12	1.5
Gender			22.375	1	< 0.001**
Male	333	42.3
Female	455	57.7
Marital status			6.171	3	0.104
Single	354	68.3
Married	144	27.8
Divorced or separated	10	1.9
Widowed	10	1.9
Educational attainment			39.130	6	< 0.001**
None	7	0.9
Primary school	11	1.4
Lower secondary school	18	2.3
Higher secondary school	113	14.3
University degree or some	445	56.5
Master’s degree	78	9.9
Doctorate or equivalent	111	14.1
Occupation			29.834	5	< 0.001**
Employed	104	13.3
Unemployed	38	4.9
Health care professional	164	20.9
Student	337	43
Teacher	100	12.8
Others	40	5.1
Residence			294	2	0.863
Urban	688	87.3
Suburban	79	10
Rural	21	2.7
Household size			5.306	3	0.257
1 person	6	0.8
2 persons	39	4.9
3–5 persons	396	50.3
6+ persons	347	44
History of chronic respiratory disease			8.498	1	0.004*
No	711	90.2
Yes	77	9.8
Total health anxiety diagnosis
No	803	50.5
Yes	788	49.5