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Table 4 Adjusted logistic regression analysis showing associations between the study variables and lifetime anxiety (n = 1684) for participants in the Norwegian population (NorPop) study, data collected 2015–2016

From: Self-evaluated anxiety in the Norwegian population: prevalence and associated factors

 

Adjusted model

Independent variables

OR

p

95% CI

Age increase in 10 years

0.88

<  0.01

0.80–0.96

Gender (male vs. female)

1.17

0.29

0.88–1.55

Education (≤12 yrs. vs. >  12 yrs.)

0.75

0.05

0.57–1.00

Working (no vs. yes)

0.71

<  0.05

0.53–0.95

General self-efficacy (mean)

0.75

< 0.05

0.58–0.95

Optimism (mean)

0.97

0.84

0.71–1.32

Extraversion (sum)

0.97

0.51

0.90–1.05

Neuroticism (sum)

1.74

< 0.001

1.60–1.88

  1. Note. Reference categories are lower age, male gender, lower education, not working, and lower levels of general self-efficacy, optimism, extraversion, and neuroticism. Adjusted model parameters: Nagelkerke R2 = 0.31, Cox & Snell R2 = 0.20, Model χ2 = 361.60, p < 0.001. Hosmer Lemeshow: χ2 = 12.9, p = 0.11