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Table 2 Prevalence and relationship of anxiety based on the academic characteristics of participants (n = 1821)

From: The prevalence risk of anxiety and its associated factors among university students in Malaysia: a national cross-sectional study

Academic characteristic

Total number

Anxiety

Statistics

N (%)

Yes (GAD ≥ 8)

n (%)

No (GAD < 8)

n (%)

Level of education

 Diploma

357

119(33.3%)

238(66.7%)

χ2 = 5.56,

df = 3, p = 0.03

 Degree

1433

403(28.1%)

1030(71.9%)

 Master

23

4(17.4%)

19(82.6%)

 Ph.D.

8

3(37.5%)

5(62.5%)

Academic year

 1–2

1120

328(29.3%)

792(70.7%)

χ2 = 8.23,

df = 2, p = 0.01*

 3–4

630

191(30.3%)

439(69.7%)

 5 and above

71

10(14.1%)

61(85.9%)

Field of Study

 Education

28

13(46.4%)

15(53.6%)

χ2 = 23.74,

df = 6, p < 0.01*

 Social Science, Business & Law

201

69(34.3%)

132(65.7%)

 Science, Mathematic &Computer

161

47(29.2%)

114(70.8%)

 Medicine

362

79(21.8%)

283(78.2%)

 Health Science

322

93(28.9%)

229(71.1%)

 Engineering & Manufacturing

433

116(26.8%)

317(73.2%)

 Others

314

112(35.7%)

202(64.3%)

CGPA a

 3.75–4.00

277

82(29.6%)

195(70.4%)

χ2 = 6.97,

df = 3, p = 0.07

 3.0–3.74

1128

323(28.6%)

805(71.4%)

 2.25–2.99

376

105(27.9%)

271(72.1%)

 2.0–2.24

40

19(47.5%)

21(52.5%)

Financial support for the study

 Yes

998

252(25.3%)

746(74.7%)

χ2 = 15.46,

df = 1, p < 0.01*

 No

823

277(33.7%)

546(66.3%)

Current living arrangements

 Parent’s home

439

142(32.3%)

297(67.7%)

χ2 = 10.08,

df = 3, p = 0.01*

 College Dormitory

1092

290(26.6%)

802(73.4%)

 Off-Campus

282

96(34.0%)

186(66.0%)

 Others

8

1(12.5%)

7(87.5%)

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05; aCumulative Grade Point Average