Table 4:
Binary logistic regression analysis for factors associated with depression, anxiety and stress among the Egyptian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dependent variables and significantly associated variables | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value |
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Dependent variable: depression | ||
Sex (female) | 1.67 (1.28−2.21) | 0.0001 |
Type of study (medical) | 1.46 (1.12−1.59) | 0.005 |
Relative or acquaintance infected with COVID-19 | 1.36 (1.02−1.82) | 0.04 |
Suffer from a chronic disease | 1.88 (1.22−2.91) | 0.004 |
Lack of psychological support from family | 2.43 (1.72−3.45) | 0.0001 |
Lack of psychological support from community | 1.61 (1.21−2.15) | 0.001 |
Lack of psychological support from university | 1.51 (1.13−2.02) | 0.006 |
Adequate sleeping hours (6−9 h) | 0.62 (0.46−0.82) | 0.001 |
Dependent variable: anxiety | ||
Sex (female) | 1.71 (1.33−2.19) | 0.0001 |
Relative or acquaintance infected with COVID-19 | 1.42 (1.09−1.86) | 0.008 |
Suffer from a chronic disease | 2.06 (1.44−2.97) | 0.0001 |
Daily time spent to follow updates on COVID-19 pandemic | 1.29 (1.04−1.62) | 0.02 |
Lack of support from family | 1.84 (1.39−2.45) | 0.0001 |
Lack of support from community | 1.51 (1.14−1.99) | 0.004 |
Adequate sleeping hours (6−9 h) | 0.59 (0.47−0.76) | 0.0001 |
Dependent variable: stress | ||
Sex (female) | 1.81 (1.39−2.33) | 0.0001 |
Relative or acquaintance infected with COVID-19 | 1.64 (1.25−2.14) | 0.0001 |
Suffer from a chronic disease | 1.64 (1.14−2.34) | 0.007 |
Lack of psychological support from family | 2.67 (1.99−3.56) | 0.0001 |
Lack of psychological support from community | 1.57 (1.18−2.09) | 0.003 |
Lack of psychological support from university | 1.52 (1.14−2.02) | 0.004 |
Adequate sleeping hours (6−9 h) | 0.51 (0.40−0.66) | 0.0001 |
Dependent variables: depression score >9; anxiety score >7 and stress score >14.
OR, odds ratio, CI, confidence interval.