Table 10.

Regression model showing associations between modifiable explanatory variables and stress scores

	B	95% CI lower	95% CI upper	β	P value
4-item Perceived Stress Scale total score
Age (per decade)	−0.25	−0.31	−0.18	−0.12	<0.0001****
Female	0.35	0.12	0.59	0.04	0.003**
Live alone	−0.41	−0.67	−0.14	−0.04	0.002**
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background	0.26	−0.04	0.55	0.02	0.09
Key worker	−0.39	−0.58	−0.21	−0.06	<0.0001****
Risk group‡
Most at risk	0.03	−0.41	0.47	0.00	0.90
Increased risk	0.02	−0.21	0.26	0.00	0.83
Perceived loneliness (per unit)	0.19	0.15	0.23	0.15	<0.0001****
Positive mood (per unit)	−0.38	−0.40	−0.36	−0.60	<0.0001****
COVID-19 worry†
No worry	−0.05	−0.30	0.19	−0.01	0.68
Much of time	0.37	0.10	0.63	0.04	0.007**
Most of time	1.02	0.54	1.50	0.06	<0.0001****
Perceived risk of COVID-19 (per unit)	0.06	0.02	0.11	0.04	0.004**
Adjusted R2=0.57, n=2494

*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, ****p<0.0001.

†Comparison reference group ‘I occasionally worry about getting COVID-19’.

‡Comparison reference group ‘I am in neither risk category’.