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Table 2 Weighted prevalence of common mental disorders and risky substance use by sex and nationality (n = 3840)

From: Mind the treatment gap: the prevalence of common mental disorder symptoms, risky substance use and service utilization among young Swiss adults

 

Total

Male

Female

Swiss

Non-Swiss

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

ADHD, anxiety, or depressiona,b

24.7% (23.3–26.1)

18.8% (16.9–20.8)

30.7% (28.8–32.7)

23.6% (22.1–25.2)

29.5% (26.2–32.7)

ADHD

8.7% (7.7–9.6)

7.4% (6.1–8.8)

9.9% (8.6–11.2)

8.1% (7.1–9.0)

11.2% (9.0–13.5)

Anxietya

13.2% (12.1–14.2)

9.1% (7.7–10.6)

17.3% (15.7–18.9)

12.4% (11.2–13.6)

16.5% (13.9–19.1)

Depressiona,b

17.7% (16.5–18.9)

11.5% (9.9–13.1)

23.9% (22.1–25.8)

16.4% (15.1–17.7)

23.1% (20.2–26.1)

Risky alcohol useb (at least monthly)

36.2% (34.7–37.8)

37.6% (35.2–40.0)

34.8% (32.8–36.8)

39.6% (37.8–41.4)

21.7% (18.8–24.6)

Risky alcohol usea,b (at least weekly)

11.2% (10.1–12.2)

13.0% (11.4–14.7)

9.3% (8.1–10.5)

12.3% (11.1–13.5)

6.5% (4.7–8.3)

Risky cannabis usea

6.2% (5.4–7.0)

8.5% (7.1–9.9)

3.9% (3.0–4.7)

6.5% (5.5–7.4)

5.1% (3.5–6.7)

Risky illicit drug usea

3.8% (3.2–4.4)

4.8% (3.8–5.9)

2.8% (2.0–3.5)

4.0% (3.3–4.8)

2.8% (1.6–4.0)

Risky non-prescribed prescription drug usea

9.7% (8.8–10.7)

7.7% (6.4–9.1)

11.8% (10.4–13.2)

9.8% (8.7–10.9)

9.5% (7.5–11.6)

  1. aSignificantly different between male and female; b Significantly different between Swiss and non-Swiss