Table 2.

Associations between avoidance behaviours and anxiety, controlling for age and sex (Wald, OR (95% CI) for each behaviour, P value).

	Wearing Masks (187)	Handwashing (159)	Avoid crowds (130)	Avoid Chinese (96)	Avoiding those coughing (86)	Keep fit (72)	Avoid public transport and flying (41)
Sex (Female)	2.56 .40 (.13–1.23) .11	2.70, .56 (.28–1.12), .10	.02, .96 (.52–1.78) .90	1.86, .63 (.32–1.23) .17	4.24, .52 (.28-.97), .04	.13, 1.12 (.61–2.07) .72	1.16, 1.54 (.70–3.38) .28
Age (<40)	.65 .56 (.16–2.01) .37	.82, 1.40 (.68–2.89), .37	.49, 1.26 (.67–2.37) .48	1.27, 1.49 (.74–3.00) .26	1.22 1.43 (.76–2.71), .27	5.54, .47 (.25-.88) .02	.02, .94 (.40–2.20) .89
Anxiety	2.17, 2.86 (.71–11.62) .14	2.20, 2.07 (.90–4.75), .09	7.65, 2.82 (1.35–5.87) .006	10.35 3.49 (1.63–7.48) .001	11.07, 3.41 (1.67–7.02) .001	.17, .86 (.43–1.73) .68	7.47, 3.59 (1.44–8.96) .006

(Bold are significant at P < .14 or less with statistical correction for False Discovery Rate: p<. 014 (Benjamani and Hochberg, 1995); controlling for week of study did not significantly affect findings).