Table 2. Behaviors during confinement and group differences of GAD-7 and PHQ-9 total sum scores.
| Variable | GAD7 | PHQ9 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean (SD) | Test | p | Mean (SD) | Test | p | ||
| Daily routine | 6.09 | < .001 | 7.17 | < .001 | ||||
| No | 266(35) | 7.79(5.61) | 7.80(5.94) | |||||
| Yes | 489(64.4 | 5.33(4.69) | 4.78(4.67) | |||||
| Exercise | -4.76 | < .001 | -7.51 | < .001 | ||||
| No | 283(37.3) | 6.85(5.39) | 6.88(5.51) | |||||
| Yes | 476(62.7) | 5.11(4.53) | 4.11(4.53) | |||||
| Social Contact | 1.63 | .19 | 2.72 | .06 | ||||
| Less than 3 persons | 155(15.2) | 6.57(5.37) | 6.85(6.31) | |||||
| From 4–8 persons | 353(46.5) | 6.35(5.20) | 5.69(5.23) | |||||
| More than 9 persons | 270 (35.6) | 5.72(4.82) | 5.53(4.78) | |||||
| Time spent focusing on information about the COVID-19 | 18.39 | < .001 | 18.55 | < .001 | ||||
| Avoid the topic | 164(21.6) | 7.34(5.74) | 7.36(6.58) | |||||
| One hour or less | 314 (41.4) | 4.89(4.60) | 4.54(4.47) | |||||
| More than an hour | 281(37) | 7.00 (5.07) | 6.43(5.10) | |||||
a t-statistic for variables with two levels and F- statistic for variables with more than two levels