A research done by a group has revealed that women under 35 years of age from developed countries are at the greatest risk of anxiety.
University of Cambridge-led scientific literature’s review states that women are almost twice as likely to experience anxiety as men and young individuals, both male and female, under 35 years are disproportionately affected. It has added that the people from Western Europe and North America are more likely t get get anxious than people from other cultures.
Researches studied a global review of systematic reviews. Of the 1,200 reviews, the researchers identified 48 reviews that, according to them, match their criteria for inclusion.
The review found out the impact of anxiety disorders create on people experiencing other health-related problems such as heart disease, cancer and even pregnancy.
Research found that people with other health diseases are most likely to get the anxiety disorders. According to the scientists, people suffering with cardiovascular disease and are form western countries are affected by generalized anxiety disorder, with women showing higher anxiety levels than men.
First author Olivia Remes said, “Anxiety disorders can make life extremely difficult for some people and it is important for our health services to understand how common they are and which groups of people are at greatest risk.”
“By collecting all these data together, we see that these disorders are common across all groups, but women and young people are disproportionately affected. Also, people who have a chronic health condition are at a particular risk, adding a double burden on their lives,” she added.
The data on some populations was lacking or of poor quality, according to the researchers. Indigenous cultures in North America, Australia and New Zealand along with drug users, street youth and sex workers are the people where the data is showing various discrepancies. Although anxiety disorders represent an important issue among people recognized as lesbian, gay, and bisexual, there are not enough data on these populations.
By Prajakt K.
