Table 1.
Bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression results predicting COVID-related anxiety
| COVID-19 anxiety | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N (%) | |||
| Age | ||||
| 18–24 | 246 | 42 (17.1 %) | – | – |
| 25–34 | 380 | 66 (17.4 %) | 1.02 (0.667–1.56) | 0.93 (0.59–1.46) |
| 35–44 | 353 | 75 (21.2 %) | 1.31 (0.86–1.99) | 1.40 (0.88–2.21) |
| 45–54 | 410 | 96 (23.4 %) | 1.48 (0.99–2.22) | 1.99 (1.28–3.07)** |
| 55–64 | 349 | 84 (24.1 %) | 1.54 (1.02–2.33)* | 2.58 (1.63–4.08)*** |
| 65+ | 287 | 68 (23.7 %) | 1.51 (0.98–2.32) | 2.42 (1.50–3.91)*** |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1047 | 258 (24.6 %) | – | – |
| Male | 972 | 172 (17.7 %) | 0.65 (0.53–0.82)*** | 0.586 (0.463–0.743)*** |
| Living location | ||||
| Rural | 335 | 74 (22.1 %) | – | – |
| Town | 620 | 130 (21.0 %) | 0.94 (0.68–1.29) | 0.92 (0.65–1.29) |
| Suburb | 572 | 106 (18.5 %) | 0.80 (0.57–1.12) | 0.77 (0.54–1.09) |
| City | 498 | 121 (24.3 %) | 1.13 (0.81–1.57) | 1.20 (0.84–1.71) |
| Lone adult | ||||
| No | 1571 | 337 (21.5 %) | – | – |
| Yes | 454 | 94 (20.7 %) | 0.96 (0.740–1.24) | 0.971 (0.716–1.317) |
| Children | ||||
| 0 | 1429 | 283 (19.7 %) | – | – |
| 1 | 292 | 56 (19.1 %) | 0.96 (0.70–1.32) | 1.09 (0.77–1.55) |
| 2 | 237 | 73 (30.7 %) | 1.80 (1.33–2.44)*** | 2.11 (1.49–2.98)*** |
| 3+ | 61 | 19 (31.1 %) | 1.84 (1.05–3.21)* | 2.35 (1.29–4.28)** |
| Income | ||||
| £57 930+ | 410 | 77 (18.8 %) | – | – |
| −£57 930 pa | 410 | 86 (21.0 %) | 1.15 (0.81–1.62) | 1.15 (0.80–1.65) |
| −£38 740 pa | 385 | 88 (22.9 %) | 1.28 (0.91–1.81) | 1.40 (0.97–2.03) |
| −£25 340 pa | 410 | 86 (21.0 %) | 1.15 (0.82–1.62) | 1.37 (0.94–2.02) |
| £0–15 490 pa | 410 | 94 (22.9 %) | 1.29 (0.92–1.80) | 1.30 (0.881–1.92) |
| Lost income | ||||
| Not lost | 1377 | 282 (20.5 %) | – | – |
| Lost | 648 | 149 (23.0 %) | 1.16 (0.93–1.45) | 1.18 (0.93–1.51) |
| Pre-existing health condition, self | ||||
| No | 1714 | 348 (20.3 %) | – | – |
| Yes | 311 | 83 (26.7 %) | 1.43 (1.08–1.89)* | 1.24 (0.91–1.69) |
| Pre-existing health condition, someone close | ||||
| No | 1510 | 305 (20.2 %) | – | – |
| Yes | 515 | 126 (24.5 %) | 1.28 (1.01–1.62)* | 1.07 (0.82–1.39) |
| COVID-19, self | ||||
| No | 1977 | 425 (21.5 %) | – | |
| Yes | 48 | 6 (12.5 %) | 0.52 (0.22–1.23) | 0.39 (0.16–.99)* |
| COVID-19, someone close | ||||
| No | 1913 | 407 (21.3 %) | – | – |
| Yes | 112 | 24 (21.4 %) | 1.01 (0.63–1.61) | 0.89 (0.54–1.45) |
| Personal risk 1 month | ||||
| Low | 633 | 81 (12.8 %) | – | |
| Moderate | 867 | 182 (21.0 %) | 1.81 (1.36–2.41)*** | 1.75 (1.31–2.34)*** |
| High | 525 | 168 (32.0 %) | 3.21 (2.38–4.31)*** | 3.14 (2.31–4.28)*** |
*
P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.