Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics, stress and anxiety.
| Characteristic | Frequency(%) N=502(100%) | Unadjusted BDS-22-Mean (SD) | p-value | Eta squared | Unadjusted LAS-10-Mean (SD) | p-value | Eta squared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Male Female |
237(47.3%) 265(52.7%) |
13.42(14.45) 18.49(15.83) |
<0.001 | 0.025 |
14.40(9.29) 16.10(8.32) |
0.032 | 0.006 |
| Marital status Single Married Widowed/Divorced |
189(37.6%) 290(57.8%) 23(4.6%) |
19.15(17.62) 14.17(13.22) 15.37(17.70) |
0.003 Ref 0.001 0.161 |
0.024 |
15.23(9.25) 15.28(8.59) 16.03(8.59) |
0.919 | 0.000 |
| Level of education Less than university University degree |
58(11.5%) 445(88.5%) |
17.26(16.32) 15.94(15.28) |
0.542 | 0.000 |
14.58(9.20) 15.39(8.78) |
0.516 | 0.004 |
| Dwelling region Beirut (capital) Mount Lebanon South Lebanon Bekaa plain North Lebanon |
84(16.7%) 222(44.2%) 69(13.8%) 47(9.5%) 80(15.9%) |
12.86(12.88) 16.42(15.48) 15.96(14.31) 16.40(16.42) 18.55(17.48) |
0.095 | 0.022 |
14.71(8.00) 15.59(9.06) 13.68(9.44) 16.30(8.33) 15.89(8.70) |
0.416 | 0.011 |
| Household size Lower than 4 persons 4 persons 5 persons 6 and more |
161(32.1%) 137(27.2%) 122(24.2%) 83(16.5%) |
17.65(15.52) 11.66(12.57) 17.48(15.94) 18.35(17.23) |
<0.001 Ref <0.001 0.668 0.910 |
0.036 |
14.60(8.48) 14.47(9.14) 16.46(8.51) 16.29(9.27) |
0.148 | 0.010 |
| Dependent children None 1 child 2 children 3 or more |
207(41.2%) 46(9.1%) 132(26.3%) 118(23.4%) |
17.64(16.80) 19.35(18.20) 12.79(12.45) 15.83(14.05) |
0.107 | 0.022 |
14.51(9.09) 18.21(9.29) 14.95(8.30) 15.94(8.57) |
0.059 | 0.018 |
| Number of rooms < 5 rooms 5 rooms 6 rooms 7 or more |
167(33.2%) 138(27.6%) 109(218%) 87(17.4%) |
18.13(16.55) 15.12(14.54) 13.50(14.46) 17.01(15.16) |
0.075 | 0.018 |
15.88(8.99) 15.10(9.26) 15.98(8.86) 13.64(7.58) |
0.208 | 0.009 |
| Alcohol consumption Previous None Occasional Regular |
14(2.8%) 197(39.3%) 248(49.3%) 44(8.7%) |
29.52(20.69) 17.23(17.01) 14.99(13.88) 12.98(11.30) |
0.315 | 0.015 |
26.35(7.36) 14.72(8.47) 15.25(8.60) 14.63(9.97) |
<0.001 Ref <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 |
0.048 |
| Cigarette smoking Previous None Occasional Regular |
21(4.1%) 334(66.6%) 87(17.4%) 60(11.9%) |
20.86(19.52) 15.82(15.92) 16.49(14.57) 15.41(11.50) |
0.680 | 0.000 |
18.52(10.37) 14.41(8.61) 17.38(8.45) 16.08(9.37) |
0.009 1.000 Ref 0.030 1.000 |
0.019 |
| Waterpipe smoking Previous None Occasional Regular |
27(5.3%) 363(72.3%) 79(15.7%) 33(6.7%) |
21.42(15.85) 16.04(15.48) 14.02(13.30) 17.39(18.01) |
0.182 | 0.003 |
22.93(8.70) 14.77(8.74) 16.52(9.73) 14.64(7.71) |
<0.001 <0.001 Ref 0.753 0.508 |
0.051 |
| Violence at home* Verbal violence vs no Physical violence vs no Sexual violence vs no Other violence vs no No violence |
30(5.9%) 8(1.6%) 7(1.4%) 8(1.6%) 472(94.1%) |
23.00(16.12) 37.46(15.80) 37.57(16.51) 37.46(15.80) 15.66(15.25) |
0.011 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 Ref |
0.020 0.036 0.032 0.036 |
20.57(9.47) 31.94(0.49) 31.85(0.38) 31.94(0.49) 14.96(8.69) |
0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 Ref |
0.027 0.063 0.054 0.063 |
| Professional status Works/looking for a job Housewife/never work Student Retired |
361(71.9%) 52(10.3%) 50(9.9%) 40(7.9%) |
16.19(15.56) 15.10(13.09) 19.99(18.82) 11.72(10.14) |
0.794 | 0.010 |
15.37(8.93) 14.24(8.29) 16.26(9.65) 14.77(7.55) |
0.683 | 0.006 |
| Mean (SD) | Unadjusted Correlation coefficient r |
p-value | R squared | Unadjusted Correlation Coefficient r | p-value | R squared | |
| Age in years | 42.47(14.06) | -0.136 | 0.003 | 0.018 | -0.068 | 0.144 | 0.005 |
| APGAR family | 7.81(2.72) | -0.313 | <0.001 | 0.098 | -0.129 | <0.001 | 0.017 |
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