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. 2021 Jan 6;282:1090–1095. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.203

Table 2.

Non-parametric correlations and tests considering PHQ scores.

Variables ρ ¹ PHQ Median (IIQ) ² P
Age −0.37 - <0.001
Spirituality -0.36 - <0.001
Social support -0.26 - <0.001
Resiliency -0.49 - <0.001
Quality of life -0.57 - <0.001
Gender -
<0.001
Male 6 (3 – 11)
Female 9(5 – 14)
Ethnicity -
<0.001
White 8 (5 – 13)
Not-white 10 (6 – 16)
Marital status -
<0.001
Single 10 (6 – 16)
Married or steady partner 8 (4 – 13)
Separated or divorced 7 (3 – 11.25)
Widowed 5.5 (2 – 9)
Occupation -
<0.001
Retired 5 (2 – 9)
Paid occupation 8 (5 – 13)
Unpaid occupation 11 (7 – 16)
Education -
<0.001
Lower than higher education 11 (6 – 16)
Bachelor's or equivalent and post-graduation 8 (4 – 12)
Mental health support -
<0.001
No 7 (3 – 12)
Yes 9 (5 – 15)
Physical exercise -
<0.001
No 10 (6 – 16)
Yes 7 (4 – 11)
Suspect case of COVID-19 -
0.319
No 8 (5 – 13)
Yes 9 (5.5 – 20)
Healthcare practitioner -
0.727
No 8 (4.5 – 13)
Yes 8 (5 – 13)
Presence of chronic disease -
0.020
No 8 (4 – 13)
Yes 9 (5 – 14)

Legends:1Spearman's Rho; 2Evaluated through Mann-Whitney-U or Kruskal-Wallis test; PHQ = Patient Health Questionnaire; IIQ = Interquartile Range.