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. 2023 Dec 13;67(1):e1. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2473

Table 2.

Factors independently associated with measured anxiety (GAD-2) and depression (PHQ-2)

Measured anxiety Measured depression
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI
COVID-19 status
   Post-COVID-19 condition 1.34 1.08 1.67 1.32 1.06 1.65 1.29 1.02 1.62 1.22 0.98 1.52 1.20 0.96 1.50 1.19 0.95 1.51
   SARS-COV-2 infection Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Sex
   Men Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
   Women 1.72 1.36 2.18 1.63 1.28 2.07 1.63 1.28 2.09 1.48 1.17 1.87 1.38 1.09 1.75 1.37 1.07 1.76
Age
   18–24 years 1.11 0.76 1.62 1.10 0.75 1.61 1.06 0.72 1.57 1.40 0.97 2.02 1.40 0.96 2.02 1.33 0.90 1.97
   25–34 years Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
   35–44 years 0.79 0.57 1.09 0.74 0.53 1.03 0.80 0.57 1.12 0.98 0.72 1.35 0.92 0.67 1.27 0.92 0.66 1.29
   45–54 years 1.00 0.72 1.38 0.89 0.64 1.24 0.89 0.63 1.26 0.68 0.48 0.95 0.58 0.41 0.82 0.57 0.40 0.82
   55–64 years 0.85 0.59 1.22 0.70 0.48 1.01 0.77 0.52 1.12 0.71 0.49 1.02 0.55 0.38 0.80 0.57 0.39 0.85
   ≥65 years 0.42 0.27 0.68 0.31 0.19 0.51 0.35 0.21 0.59 0.48 0.31 0.75 0.33 0.21 0.53 0.38 0.24 0.60
Education
   Less than secondary
   Secondary 0.96 0.67 1.36 0.99 0.69 1.41 0.96 0.66 1.40
   Tertiary short ≤ 3 years 1.17 0.85 1.60 1.23 0.89 1.68 1.27 0.91 1.78
   Tertiary long >3 years 1.38 0.97 1.95 1.44 1.01 2.04 1.52 1.05 2.19
Chronic condition
   No Ref
   Yes 1.85 1.46 2.33 1.62 1.27 2.06 2.10 1.66 2.65 1.82 1.42 2.33
Mental health history
   Self-reported chronic anxiety 4.43 3.43 5.71
   Self-reported chronic depression 7.03 5.14 9.61

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odd-ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Model 1: Adjusted for sex, age, and education.

Model 2: Adjusted for sex, age, education, and chronic condition.

Model 3: Adjusted for sex, age, education, chronic condition, and self-reported chronic anxiety (for anxiety) or self-reported chronic depression (for depression).

Significant differences are in bold.