Table 3.
Association between physical symptoms and self-perceived health among non-health workers during the pandemic.
| Non-Health Workers (N = 1089) |
Non-Health Workers Working Away from Home (N = 492) |
Non-Health Workers Working from Home (N = 597) |
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| GHQ |
GHQ |
GHQ |
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| N (%) | NO (N = 380) | YES (N = 709) | * | p | N (%) | NO (N = 161) | YES (N = 331) | * | p | N (%) | NO (N = 219) | YES (N = 378) | * | p | |
| Fever | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 25 (2.3) | 16.0 | 84.0 | 4.021 | 0.045 | 6 (1.2) | 16.7 | 83.3 | 0.669* | 19 (3.2) | 15.8 | 84.2 | 3.69 | 0.55 | |
| NO | 1064 (97.7) | 35.3 | 64.7 | 486 (98.8) | 32.9 | 67.1 | 578 (96.8) | 37.4 | 62.6 | ||||||
| Cough | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 298 (27.4) | 29.2 | 70.8 | 5.867 | 0.015 | 134 (27.2) | 27.6 | 72.4 | 2.186 | 0.139 | 164 (27.5) | 30.5 | 69.5 | 3.737 | 0.053 |
| NO | 791 (72.6) | 37.0 | 63.0 | 358 (72.8) | 34.6 | 65.4 | 433 (72.5) | 39.0 | 61.0 | ||||||
| Headache | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 546 (50.1) | 27.8 | 72.2 | 23.994 | <0.001 | 244 (49.6) | 28.7 | 71.3 | 3.580 | 0.058 | 302 (50.6) | 27.2 | 72.8 | 23.903 | <0.001 |
| NO | 543 (49.9) | 42.0 | 58.0 | 248 (50.4) | 36.7 | 63.3 | 295 (49.4) | 46.4 | 53.6 | ||||||
| Myalgia | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 270 (24.8) | 25.2 | 74.8 | 14.897 | <0.001 | 112 (22.8) | 24.1 | 75.9 | 4.890 | 0.027 | 158 (26.5) | 25.9 | 74.1 | 10.659 | 0.001 |
| NO | 819 (75.2) | 38.1 | 61.9 | 380 (77.2) | 35.3 | 64.7 | 439 (73.5) | 40.5 | 59.5 | ||||||
| Dizziness | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 116 (10.7) | 19.8 | 80.2 | 12.973 | <0.001 | 47 (9.6) | 19.1 | 80.9 | 4.349 | 0.037 | 69 (11.6) | 20.3 | 79.7 | 9.027 | 0.003 |
| NO | 973 (89.3) | 36.7 | 63.3 | 445 (90.4) | 34.2 | 65.8 | 528 (88.4) | 38.8 | 61.2 | ||||||
| Diarrhoea | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 139 (12.8) | 25.2 | 74.8 | 6.619 | 0.010 | 66 (13.4) | 24.2 | 75.8 | 2.490 | 0.115 | 73 (12.2) | 26.0 | 74.0 | 4.066 | 0.044 |
| NO | 950 (87.2) | 36.3 | 63.7 | 426 (86.6) | 34.0 | 66.0 | 524 (87.8) | 38.2 | 61.8 | ||||||
| Sore throat | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 266 (24.4) | 25.6 | 74.4 | 13.488 | <0.001 | 119 (24.2) | 26.9 | 73.1 | 2.426 | 0.119 | 147 (24.6) | 24.5 | 75.5 | 12.484 | <0.001 |
| NO | 823 (75.6) | 37.9 | 62.1 | 373 (75.8) | 34.6 | 65.4 | 450 (75.4) | 40.7 | 59.3 | ||||||
| Rhinitis | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 184 (16.9) | 23.4 | 76.6 | 12.945 | <0.001 | 75 (15.2) | 22.7 | 77.3 | 4.065 | 0.044 | 109 (18.3) | 23.9 | 76.1 | 9.451 | 0.002 |
| NO | 905 (83.1) | 37.2 | 62.8 | 417 (84.8) | 34.5 | 65.5 | 488 (81.7) | 39.5 | 60.5 | ||||||
| Chills | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 103 (9.5) | 21.4 | 78.6 | 9.174 | 0.002 | 41 (8.3) | 14.6 | 85.4 | 6.648 | 0.010 | 62 (10.4) | 25.8 | 74.2 | 3.524 | 0.060 |
| NO | 986 (90.5) | 36.3 | 63.7 | 451 (91.7) | 34.4 | 65.6 | 535 (89.6) | 37.9 | 62.1 | ||||||
| Breathing difficulties | |||||||||||||||
| YES | 61 (5.6) | 18.0 | 82.0 | 8.087 | 0.004 | 22 (4.5) | 22.7 | 77.3 | 1.045 | 0.307 | 39 (6.5) | 15.4 | 84.6 | 8.149 | 0.004 |
| NO | 1028 (94.4) | 35.9 | 64.1 | 470 (95.5) | 33.2 | 66.8 | 558 (93.5) | 38.2 | 61.8 | ||||||
| Self-perceived health | |||||||||||||||
| Regular or lousy | 147 (13.5) | 17.0 | 83.0 | 23.934 | <0.001 | 60 (12.2) | 23.3 | 76.7 | 2.737 | 0.098 | 87 (14.6) | 12.6 | 87.4 | 25.339 | <0.001 |
| Optimal | 942 (86.5) | 37.7 | 62.3 | 432 (87.8) | 34.0 | 66.0 | 510 (85.4) | 40.8 | 59.2 | ||||||
*
Fisher’s exact test.