Table 4.
Distribution of clinically significant depressive and anxiety symptoms among the Iranian general population based on their presumption regarding the risk of infection
| Frequency | Depressive symptoms (%) | No depression (%) | ORb (95% CI) | Anxiety symptoms (%) | No anxiety (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are you worried about contracting the Corona virus? | |||||||
| Yesa | 4531 | 840 (64.9) | 3691 (50.6) | – | 1246 (71.9) | 3285 (47.9) | – |
| No | 2553 | 246 (19) | 2307 (31.6) | 2.13 (1.84–2.48)* | 276 (15.9) | 2277 (33.2) | 3.13 (2.72–3.60)* |
| No opinion | 1507 | 209 (16.1) | 1298 (17.8) | 1.41 (1.20–1.67)* | 211 (12.2) | 1296 (18.9) | 2.33 (1.99–2.73)* |
| Are you anxious about your family members contracting the Corona virus? | |||||||
| Yesa | 7423 | 1189 (91.8) | 6234 (85.4) | – | 1630 (94.1) | 5793 (84.5) | – |
| No | 734 | 63 (4.9) | 671 (9.2) | 2.03 (1.56–2.65)* | 58 (3.3) | 676 (9.9) | 3.28 (2.49–4.31)* |
| No opinion | 434 | 43 (3.3) | 391 (5.4) | 1.73 (1.26–2.39)* | 45 (2.6) | 389 (5.7) | 2.43 (1.78–3.33)* |
| Are you worried about your living place getting contaminated with the Corona virus? | |||||||
| Yesa | 6541 | 1105 (85.3) | 5436 (74.5) | – | 1547 (89.3) | 4994 (72.8) | – |
| No | 1305 | 104 (8) | 1201 (16.5) | 2.35 (1.90–2.90)* | 112 (6.5) | 1193 (17.4) | 3.30 (2.70–4.04)* |
| No opinion | 745 | 86 (6.6) | 659 (9) | 1.56 (1.23–1.97)* | 74 (4.3) | 671 (9.8) | 2.81 (2.20–3.60)* |
aIndicate reference level
bIndicator of unadjusted odds ratio based on Chi-square test
*Significantly compared to the reference level