Table 3.

The predictors of BAI score using multiple linear regression analysis.

R2 = 0.146	Beta	p-value
Gender	- 0.197	0.632
Age	- 2.918	<0.001
Education level	- 1.898	<0.001
Marital status	4.635	<0.001
Location of residence	- 1.505	<0.001
Occupation	- 1.867	<0.001
If quarantined	22.723	<0.001

Note: The predictors were assigned specific values as follows:

Gender: male = 1, female = 2.

Age: 13-30 = 1, 31-50 = 2, >50 = 3.

Education level: high school or below = 1, college or above = 2.

Marital status: unmarried = 1, married = 2, divorced/widow = 3.

Location of residence: Hubei = 1, high epidemic area = 2, low epidemic area = 3.

Occupation: health professional =1, the others = 2.

If quarantined: not =1, yes = 2.