Table 2

Overall and subgroup 5-year incidence rate (person per 1000 person-years) of anxiety and depressive symptoms among the adult population in Kerman, Iran, community-based cohort study (KERCADRS, first phase, 2009–2012, and second phase, 2014–2018; n=2813 match cases)

SubgroupsAnxietyDepression
New casesPerson-yearsIncidence rate (95% CI)New casesPerson-yearsIncidence rate (95% CI)
Overall976466.515.0 (12.2 to 18.3)276923.53.9 (2.6 to 5.7)
Sex
 Male534250.512.5 (9.3 to 16.3)1035712.8 (1.3 to 5.2)
 Female442210.519.9 (14.5 to 26.7)173269.55.2 (3.0 to 8.3)
Educational level
 Illiterate9482.518.7 (8.5 to 35.4)25263.8 (0.5 to 13.7)
 Primary16897.517.8 (10.2 to 29.0)71093.56.4 (2.6 to 13.2)
 Secondary483252.514.8 (10.9 to 19.6)133513.53.7 (2.0 to 6.3)
 University241832.513.1 (8.4–19.5)51666.53.0 (1.0 to 7.0)
Cigarette smoke
 No89562915.8 (12.7 to 19.5)256097.54.1 (2.7 to 6.1)
 Yes857513.9 (6.0 to 27.4)28592.3 (0.3 to 8.4)
 Opium use
 No845250.516.0 (12.8 to 19.8)236052.53.8 (2.4 to 5.7)
 Yes13928.514.0 (7.4 to 23.9)4793.55.0 (1.4 to 12.9)
Physical activity
 Low472737.517.2 (12.6 to 22.8)142916.54.8 (2.6 to 8.1)
 Moderate312912.510.6 (7.2 to 15.1)103289.53.0 (1.5 to 5.6)
 High1984022.6 (13.6 to 35.3)3739.54.1 (0.8 to 11.9)
 BMI
  Normal343591.59.5 (6.6 to 13.2)830762.6 (1.1 to 5.1)
  Overweight27192514.0 (9.2 to 20.4)102325.54.3 (2.1 to 7.9)
  Obese36917.539.2 (27.5 to 54.3)91451.56.2 (2.8 to 11.8)
  • BMI, Body Mass Index; KERCADRS, Kerman Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors Study.