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. 2021 Mar 15;29(2):257–267. doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_212_20

Table 4.

Association between various factors and depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life

Factors N (%) Depression, median (IQR) P Anxiety, median (IQR) P Stress, median (IQR) P QOL, median (IQR) P
Gender
 Boys 54 (12.0%) 4.00 (1.00-6.00) 0.24 2.00 (0.00-5.00) 0.34 4.00 (1.00-7.25) 0.22 3.63 (3.00-4.00) 0.99
 Girls 246 (82.0%) 4.00 (1.00-9.00) 3.00 (1.00-6.00) 5.00 (2.00-9.00) 3.75 (3.13-4.00)
Living arrangement during pandemic
 With family 254 (84.67%) 4.00 (1.00-8.00) 0.05* 3.00 (1.00-6.00) 0.15 4.00 (1.50-8.00) 0.11 3.75 (3.13-4.00) 0.006*
 Away from family 55 (18.33%) 5.00 (3.00-10.00) 3.00 (1.00-9.00) 6.00 (2.00-10.00) 3.25 (2.88-3.88)
Family financial loss
 No 220 (73.3%) 3.00 (1.00-7.00) <0.001** 2.00 (1.00-5.00) 0.001** 4.00 (1.00-7.00) <0.001** 3.75 (3.25-4.13) <0.001**
 Yes 80 (26.7%) 6.00 (3.25-10.00) 4.00 (2.00-7.75) 6.00 (4.00-10.00) 3.13 (2.88-3.84)
Preexisting psychiatric condition
 No 289 (96.3%) 4.00 (1.00-8.00) <0.001** 2.00 (1.00-6.00) <0.001** 4.00 (1.50-8.00) <0.001** 3.75 (3.13-4.00) 0.002*
 Yes 11 (3.7%) 13.00 (6.00-21.00) 14.00 (9.00-15.00) 14.00 (10.00-20.00) 2.88 (2.25-3.25)
Media adversity
 No 153 (51.0%) 3.00 (1.00-6.00) <0.001** 2.00 (0.00-5.00) <0.001** 3.00 (1.00-7.00) <0.001** 3.75 (3.25-4.13) <0.001**
 Yes 147 (49.0%) 6.00 (3.00-10.00) 4.00 (1.00-7.00) 6.00 (3.00-10.00) 3.50 (3.0-3.88)
Academic stressor
 No 72 (24.0%) 4.00 (1.00-6.75) 0.36 2.00 (1.00-6.00) 0.74 4.00 (1.25-8.75) 0.66 3.69 (3.00-4.00) 0.98
 Yes 228 (76.0%) 4.00 (1.00-8.75) 3.00 (1.00-6.00) 4.00 (2.00-8.00) 3.75 (3.13-4.00)

IQR – Interquartile range; QOL – Quality of life. *Significant; **Highly Significant