Table 3 Association between HADS–Anxiety and demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied patients

 ˂ 40 years old (n = 44)

23

52.3

8

18.2

13

29.5

0.07

 ≥ 40 years old (n = 45)

13

28.9

13

28.9

19

42.2

 Male (n = 61)

35

57.4

7

11.5

19

31.1

<0.001**

 Female (n = 28)

1

3.6

14

50.0

13

46.4

 Married (n = 59)

28

47.5

10

16.9

21

35.6

0.06

 Single/divorced/widow (n = 30)

8

62.5

11

0.0

11

37.5

 Primary, preparatory, and secondary education (n = 17)

4

23.5

2

11.8

11

64.7

0.02**

 High- and post-graduate education (n = 72)

32

44.4

19

26.4

21

29.2

 Medical (n = 35)

23

65.7

3

8.6

9

25.7

<0.001**

 Non-medical (n = 54)

13

24.1

18

33.3

23

41.6

 Urban (n = 45)

20

44.4

7

15.6

18

40.0

0.2

 Rural (n = 44)

16

36.4

14

31.8

14

31.8

Chronic disease (n = 35)

14

40.0

5

14.3

16

45.7

0.2

Smoking (n = 27)

14

51.9

3

11.1

10

37.0

0.1

History of psychiatric disorder (n = 16)

5

31.3

2

12.5

9

56.2

0.2

Family history of psychiatric disorder (n = 27):

6

22.2

4

14.8

17

63.0

0.002**