GAD-7 Anxiety Scale Scores
A large portion of participants had symptoms of anxiety (167
[47.9%]), with 28.9% of all participants in the mild range, 11.5%
in the moderate range, and 7.4% in the severe range. For the question
at the end of the GAD-7 asking “how difficult have these [symptoms]
made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get
along with other people?,” 48.1% of participants reported “somewhat
difficult,” 4.3% reported “very difficult,” and 0.9% reported
“extremely difficult.” Females reported increased symptoms of anxiety
(p=0.001) and increased difficulty with the getting work done, tasks at
home, or getting along with other people (p=0.011) (Table 2A ).
The median (IQR) score on the GAD-7 was 4.0 (2.0-8.0). Similar to
findings in severity of symptoms, female participants had higher scores
compared to males (6.0 [3.0-9.0] vs. 3.0 [1.8-7.0];
p<0.0005) (Table 3A ). Multivariable logistic
regression analysis also showed that females were more likely to report
anxiety (OR 2.53, CI [1.59-4.02]; p<0.005) (Table
4 ).