Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of variables included in study (N=406).
| Variables | Participants | |
| GAD-7a score, mean (SD) | 17.2 (3.2) | |
| MOSb Sleep Scale score, mean (SD) | 2.2 (0.9) | |
| COVID-19 Fear Inventory score, mean (SD) | 4.2 (0.5) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 38.9 (12.7) | |
| Time spent online per day in the past 14 days, n (%) | ||
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None | 0 (0.0) |
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1 minute to 2 hours | 6 (1.5) |
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2-4 hours | 62 (15.27) |
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4-6 hours | 103 (25.37) |
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6-8 hours | 107 (26.35) |
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>8 hours | 128 (31.53) |
| Greater than 4 hours daily spent online searching for/reading information/watching videos about COVID-19 (eg, causes of it, symptoms, effects of COVID-19 on society/the stock market/employment issues, news reports about it) in the past 14 days, n (%) | 336 (82.8) | |
| Binge drinking on any day within the past 14 days, n (%) | 98 (24.1) | |
| Used any drugs including marijuana, cocaine or crack, heroin, methamphetamine (crystal meth), hallucinogens, ecstasy/MDMA in the past 14 days, n (%) | 69 (17) | |
| Used any prescription medications just for the feeling, more than prescribed, or that were not prescribed (eg, OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet, Methadone, Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, Adderall, or Ritalin), n (%) | 20 (4.9) | |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | ||
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Non-Hispanic White | 307 (75.6) |
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Non-Hispanic Black | 28 (6.9) |
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Hispanic | 41 (10.1) |
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Asian | 14 (3.45) |
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Other | 16 (3.94) |
| Greater than or equal to high school/GEDc education, n (%) | 394 (97) | |
| Sex, n (%) | ||
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Female | 332 (81.8) |
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Male | 74 (18.2) |
aGAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7.
bMOS: Medical Outcomes Study.
cGED: General Educational Development.