Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and symptom characteristics.
| Comparison sample 1–28 September 2019 |
COVID-19 sample 19 March–15 April 2020 |
Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Mean age (SD), range | 35.0 (13.5), 18–86 | 34.9 (13.6), 18–92 | F = 0.04, p = .84 |
| 18–29 years | 43.6% (720/1650) | 44.6% (744/1668) | ꭙ2 = 0.32, p = .57 |
| 35–54 years | 45.6% (752/1650) | 43.9% (732/1668) | ꭙ2 = 0.96, p = .33 |
| 55 years and over | 10.8% (178/1650) | 11.5% (192/1668) | ꭙ2 = 0.44, p = .51 |
| Proportion female | 72.9% (1203/1650) | 76.9% (1282/1668) | ꭙ2 = 6.67, p = .01⁎⁎ |
| Capital city or surrounding suburbs | 60.4% (932/1544) | 58.7% (904/1541) | ꭙ2 = 0.92, p = .34 |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 4.7% (55/1163) | 3.3% (39/1188) | ꭙ2 = 3.20, p = .07 |
| University education | 42.4% (654/1543) | 41.2% (633/1535) | ꭙ2 = 0.42, p = .52 |
| Employed full or part time | 60.8% (939/1544) | 52.8% (811/1536) | ꭙ2 = 20.17, p < .001⁎⁎⁎ |
| Marital status | 36.9% (568/1541) | 34.7% (534/1539) | ꭙ2 = 1.39, p = .24 |
| Psychosocial stressors % (number) of patients who indicated the following stressors were a current concern | |||
| Relationships with friends or family | 53.4% (881/1650) | 52.7% (879/1668) | ꭙ2 = 0.16, p = .69 |
| Work, study, or vocational activities | 47.9% (791/1650) | 44.8% (748/1668) | ꭙ2 = 3.20, p = .07 |
| Physical health | 37.6% (621/1650) | 35.2% (587/1668) | ꭙ2 = 2.14, p = .14 |
| Finances | 26.2% (432/1650) | 24.6% (410/1668) | ꭙ2 = 1.12, p = .29 |
| Psychological symptoms | |||
| K-10 (mean and SD) | 31.2 (7.6) | 31.4 (7.8) | F = 0.52, p = .47 |
| PHQ-9 (mean and SD) | 14.3 (6.2) | 14.4 (6.2) | F = 0.24, p = .63 |
| GAD-7 (mean and SD) | 12.1 (5.1) | 12.5 (5.3) | F = 4.13, p < .05⁎ |
| Self-reported anxiety | 86.2% (1317/1528) | 89.3% (1341/1502) | ꭙ2 = 6.74, p < .01⁎⁎ |
| Anxiety < two weeks | 3.0% (39/1317) | 5.4% (73/1341) | ꭙ2 = 9.97, p < .01⁎⁎ |
| Self-reported depression | 69.5% (1062/1528) | 69.0% (1037/1502) | ꭙ2 = 0.08, p = .78 |
| Depression < two weeks | 4.0% (43/1062) | 6.8% (71/1037) | ꭙ2 = 7.90, p < .01⁎⁎ |
| Suicidal thoughts | 30.6% (423/1383) | 27.5% (367/1334) | ꭙ2 = 3.11, p = .08 |
| Suicidal intentions or plans | 3.7% (51/1383) | 2.9% (39/1334) | ꭙ2 = 1.24, p = .27 |
⁎
p < .05.
⁎⁎
p < .01.
⁎⁎⁎
p < .001.