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Table 2 Prevalence of comorbid internalizing disorders, as a function of the number of specific phobia subtypes

From: Childhood generalized specific phobia as an early marker of internalizing psychopathology across the lifespan: results from the World Mental Health Surveys

Comorbid disorder

Number of subtypes

Test of linear effect (total sample)

Test of linear effect (SP cases only)

0

1

2

3

4+

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Agoraphobia

0.8 (0.0)

5.1 (0.4)

9.5 (0.8)

17.4 (2.0)

21.2 (2.3)

2.6* (2.4–2.7)

< 0.001

1.7* (1.5–1.9)

< 0.001

Generalized anxiety disorder

3.5 (0.1)

9.7 (0.6)

14.2 (1.1)

21.0 (1.8)

21.3 (2.6)

1.8* (1.7–1.9)

< 0.001

1.4* (1.3–1.5)

< 0.001

Panic disorder

1.4 (0.0)

5.5 (0.5)

8.8 (0.7)

12.6 (1.5)

15.8 (1.8)

2.0* (1.9–2.1)

< 0.001

1.5* (1.3–1.6)

< 0.001

Post-traumatic stress disorder

2.9 (0.1)

9.0 (0.6)

15.3 (1.2)

18.5 (1.8)

22.2 (2.3)

1.9* (1.8–2.0)

< 0.001

1.4* (1.3–1.6)

< 0.001

Separation anxiety disorder

3.9 (0.1)

12.7 (0.9)

19.7 (1.7)

27.2 (2.5)

27.4 (2.7)

1.9* (1.8–2.0)

< 0.001

1.4* (1.2–1.5)

< 0.001

Social anxiety disorder

3.3 (0.1)

14.9 (0.8)

23.2 (1.3)

31.3 (2.3)

38.2 (2.8)

2.3* (2.2–2.4)

< 0.001

1.5* (1.4–1.6)

< 0.001

Any anxiety disorder

10.5 (0.2)

33.6 (1.1)

47.0 (1.7)

62.4 (2.3)

66.1 (2.8)

2.4* (2.3–2.5)

< 0.001

1.6* (1.5–1.7)

< 0.001

Major depression/dysthymia

10.5 (0.2)

24.1 (0.9)

30.1 (1.4)

36.2 (2.5)

34.1 (2.7)

1.6* (1.6–1.7)

< 0.001

1.2* (1.2–1.3)

< 0.001

Bipolar disorder

1.8 (0.1)

5.7 (0.5)

10.0 (0.9)

12.7 (1.5)

17.3 (1.9)

1.9* (1.8–2.0)

< 0.001

1.5* (1.3–1.6)

< 0.001

Any mood disorder

12.0 (0.2)

28.8 (1.0)

39.3 (1.5)

47.8 (2.5)

50.9 (3.0)

1.9* (1.8–1.9)

< 0.001

1.4* (1.3–1.5)

< 0.001

Bulimia nervosa

0.6 (0.0)

2.0 (0.3)

3.6 (0.7)

6.8 (1.6)

5.9 (1.6)

2.0* (1.8–2.2)

< 0.001

1.7* (1.4–2.0)

< 0.001

Binge eating disorder

1.4 (0.1)

5.7 (0.8)

5.3 (0.8)

6.6 (1.7)

6.3 (1.7)

1.7* (1.5–1.8)

< 0.001

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

0.746

Any eating disorder

1.9 (0.1)

7.2 (0.9)

8.3 (1.0)

12.4 (2.0)

11.4 (2.2)

1.8* (1.7–1.9)

< 0.001

1.3* (1.1–1.5)

0.003

Any internalizing disorder

18.2 (0.2)

46.3 (1.2)

61.1 (1.7)

75.6 (2.1)

75.6 (2.7)

2.4* (2.3–2.5)

< 0.001

1.6* (1.5–1.8)

< 0.001

Exactly 1 internalizing disorder

12.3 (0.2)

24.0 (1.0)

27.6 (1.5)

26.8 (2.2)

21.6 (2.4)

1.4* (1.3–1.4)

< 0.001

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

0.677

Exactly 2 internalizing disorders

4.0 (0.1)

12.2 (0.7)

15.2 (1.2)

21.6 (2.0)

19.7 (2.2)

1.7* (1.6–1.8)

< 0.001

1.2* (1.1–1.3)

< 0.001

Exactly 3 internalizing disorders

1.4 (0.0)

5.9 (0.5)

9.2 (0.8)

12.8 (1.5)

14.9 (1.8)

2.0* (1.9–2.1)

< 0.001

1.4* (1.2–1.5)

< 0.001

4+ internalizing disorders

0.6 (0.0)

4.2 (0.4)

9.0 (0.8)

14.4 (1.7)

19.4 (2.6)

2.6* (2.4–2.8)

< 0.001

1.7* (1.6–2.0)

< 0.001

  1. Italics indicate the main groups of disorders. *p < 0.005