Correlation analysis of anxiety status and sub-health status among students of 13-26 years old.

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the survey is to investigate the relationship between anxiety statuses and suboptimal health status among students from south of Anhui in china. Our study was a population-based, cluster sampling method survey with a sample consisting of 5249 students, who come from a university, four high schools and four middle schools in Wannan Area in China. Sub-health status was measured by multidimensional sub-health questionnaire of adolescents, and anxious status was assessed using anxiety self-assessment scale. A total of 538 (10.25%) of the students were detected with anxiety status, the prevalence of anxiety status for boy and girl students were 11.8% and 16.5%,respectively, there are no significant difference between urban and rural for the anxiety score in physical and mental sub-health status (P > 0.05). The boys living in urban have a lower anxiety score than that of the girls, the no-only child and child living in rural in different sub-health status (P < 0.05). The results indicate that sub-health status and anxiety status are prevalent among students, especially in girls, no-only child and students who living in rural area, the school heads should pay more attention to the mental health of students.