GAD and selected participant characteristics
| Variable | Total n (%) | GAD symptoms n (%) | P value* | |
| No | Yes | |||
| Age category, years | ||||
| 18–30 | 91 (26.8) | 52 (25.7) | 39 (28.5) | 0.886 |
| 31–40 | 167 (49.3) | 99 (49.0) | 68 (49.6) | |
| 41–49 | 47 (13.9) | 30 (14.9) | 17 (12.4) | |
| 50+ | 34 (10.0) | 21 (10.4) | 13 (9.5) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 126 (37.2) | 76 (37.6) | 50 (36.5) | 0.909 |
| Female | 213 (62.8) | 126 (62.4) | 87 (63.5) | |
| Highest education level attained | ||||
| Primary and below | 16 (4.7) | 8 (4.0) | 8 (5.8) | 0.718 |
| O and A levels | 9 (2.7) | 5 (2.5) | 4 (2.9) | |
| Tertiary | 314 (92.6) | 189 (93.6) | 125 (91.2) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Not employed | 29 (8.6) | 18 (8.9) | 11 (8.0) | 0.406 |
| Informal sector | 36 (10.6) | 19 (9.4) | 17 (12.4) | |
| Formal sector | 252 (74.3) | 155 (76.7) | 97 (70.8) | |
| Students | 22 (6.5) | 10 (5.0) | 12 (8.8) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban province | 254 (74.9) | 162 (80.2) | 92 (67.2) | 0.007* |
| Rural province | 85 (25.1) | 40 (19.8) | 45 (32.8) | |
| Weight change (pre vs post lockdown) | ||||
| Lost weight | 82 (25.3) | 42 (21.8) | 40 (30.5) | 0.143 |
| Gained weight | 148 (45.7) | 89 (46.1) | 59 (45.0) | |
| Weight did not change | 94 (29.0) | 62 (32.1) | 32 (24.4) | |
*p Value based on Pearson’s χ2 test, *significant at p<0.05.
GAD, generalised anxiety disorder.