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. 2023 Nov 28;13:20900. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-48225-y

Table 4.

Logistic regression of the influencing factors of social phobia between urban and rural college students (subgroup analysis). aMcFadden's R2 = 0.294, GVIF for all variables is less than 1.58. bMcFadden's R2 = 0.287, GVIF for all variables is less than 1.53. – for variables without statistical significance that were removed by stepwise regression. OR odds ratio, USD United States dollar.

Factor Urban (n = 1257)a Rural (n = 602)b
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Demographic information
 Gender (female vs male) 0.73 (0.55–0.96) 0.027 0.58 (0.38–0.89) 0.013
 Economic zone (vs Eastern)
  Central 1.09 (0.77–1.56) 0.630
  Western 0.95 (0.65–1.38) 0.792
  Northeast 0.40 (0.20–0.79) 0.009
 Grade (vs 1)
  2 0.66 (0.37–1.16) 0.149
  3 0.65 (0.37–1.14) 0.136
  4 or 5 0.38 (0.18–0.80) 0.011
  Postgraduate 0.22 (0.06–0.75) 0.015
 Exercise frequency (vs < once a week)
  1–2 times a week 1.12 (0.70–1.80) 0.642
  ≥ 3 times a week 0.54 (0.31–0.95) 0.034
Social relations
 Never participate in student organizations (vs ever) 1.66 (1.17–2.36) 0.004
 Childhood bullying experience (vs never)
  Seldom 1.15 (0.83–1.59) 0.402 1.47 (0.93–2.34) 0.102
  Sometimes 2.07 (1.28–3.36) 0.003 5.93 (2.87–12.24) < 0.001
  Often 3.37 (1.13–10.04) 0.029 3.63 (0.64–20.48) 0.144
Family information
 Monthly household income per capita (vs < 309 USD)
  309–772 USD 2.79 (1.21–6.41) 0.016
  772–1543 USD 2.11 (0.94–4.77) 0.072
  > 1543 USD 1.69 (0.74–3.87) 0.212
 Parenting style (vs authoritative)
  Authoritarian 1.38 (0.88–2.15) 0.156
  Neglectful 1.01 (0.67–1.53) 0.965
  Permissive 4.67 (1.44–15.17) 0.010
 Number of siblings (vs 0)
  1 1.41 (1.03–1.93) 0.031
  2 2.82 (1.75–4.55) < 0.001
  ≥ 3 0.95 (0.26–3.40) 0.933
 Childhood adversity experience (vs never)
  Seldom 1.73 (1.24–2.43) 0.001 1.52 (0.94–2.47) 0.090
  Sometimes 3.60 (2.28–5.69) < 0.001 1.50 (0.82–2.74) 0.183
  Often 12.23 (4.38–34.17) < 0.001 19.78 (2.17–180.54) 0.008
Self-evaluation
 Mobile phone dependence (vs no)
  General 2.04 (1.42–2.93) < 0.001 3.05 (1.76–5.27) < 0.001
  Yes 4.64 (3.07–7.02) < 0.001 5.89 (3.12–11.13) < 0.001
 Appearance satisfaction (vs not very satisfied)
  Moderately satisfied 1.10 (0.71–1.70) 0.670 0.60 (0.34–1.08) 0.089
  Quite satisfied 0.79 (0.50–1.26) 0.331 0.48 (0.24–0.94) 0.032
 Mental health self-assessment (vs not very healthy)
  Moderately healthy 0.83 (0.41–1.65) 0.586 0.85 (0.32–2.27) 0.746
  Quite healthy 0.30 (0.15–0.61) < 0.001 0.51 (0.19–1.38) 0.186
 Degree of trust in strangers (vs not very trust)
  Moderately trust 0.59 (0.37–0.93) 0.024
  Quite trust 0.59 (0.32–1.08) 0.085