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. 2021 May 28;9:625523. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.625523

Table 3.

Predictors associated for mental health outcomes identified by multivariable logistic regression analysis.

PHQ-9, depression symptoms GAD-7 anxiety Insomnia symptoms IES-R, distress symptoms
OR (95%CI) P-value OR (95%CI) P-value OR (95%CI) P-value OR (95%CI) P-value
Age 0.645 0.450 0.732 0.523
21–30 years 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
31–40 years 1.11 (0.33–3.70) 0.93 (0.37–2.36) 1.57 (0.50–4.90) 1.05 (0.35–3.10)
41 and above 2.74 (0.30–24.72) 2.67 (0.43–16.53) 1.57 (0.17–14.53) 0.36 (0.05–2.69)
Gender 0.020 0.039 0.566 0.470
Male 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Female 1.94 (0.89–4.22) 1.42 (0.34–5.94) 0.79 (0.38–1.63) 1.27(0.65–2.46)
Nationality 0.077 0.891 0.161 0.119
Saudi 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1[Reference]
Non–Saudi 3.07 (0.88–10.65) 1.07 (0.38–2.96) 2.31 (0.71–7.52) 2.32 (0.80–6.75)
Marital Status 0.842 0.597 0.291 0.225
Single 1[Reference] 1 [Reference] 1[Reference] 1 [Reference]
Married 0.90 (0.33–2.46) 0.81 (0.37–1.76) 0.59 (0.22–1.55) 0.58 (0.24–1.38)
Educational level 0.061 0.064 0.681 0.051
Diploma 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Bachelor 0.31 (0.09–1.05) 0.98 (0.35–2.71) 0.78 (0.21–2.90) 0.50 (0.16–1.54)
Post graduate 0.08 (0.01–0.50) 0.33 (0.09–1.15) 0.52 (0.11–2.49) 0.17 (0.04–0.72)
Type of hospital 0.199 0.339 0.390 0.366
Private 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Government 0.38 (0.08–1.67) 1.33 (0.47–3.76) 1.62 (0.53–4.93) 0.56 (0.16–1.94)
Profession 0.006 0.028 0.010 0.010
Nurse 1[Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Physician 2.43 (0.91–6.47) 0.57 (0.32–1.30) 2.32 (0.89–6.07) 1.44 (0.56–3.68)
Others 0.10 (0.13–0.81) 0.72 (0.05–9.31) 0.69 (0.13–2.26) 0.34 (0.10–1.08)
Working position 0.026 0.372 0.884 0.044
Frontline 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Second–line 0.48 (0.09–2.37) 1.56 (0.73–3.31) 1.05 (0.50–2.22) 0.92 (0.44–1.92)
Place of residence 0.531 0.618 0.980 0.537
Riyadh 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Other 1.43 (0.46–4.42) 0.76 (0.26–2.18) 1.01 (0.33–3.04) 0.49 (0.05–4.65)
No. of years as a healthcare professional 0.093 0.272 0.929 0.168
5 years and below 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
6–10 years 1.63 (0.42–6.23) 0.50 (0.17–1.48) 0.76 (0.20–2.87) 0.30 (0.08–1.10)
11–15 years 0.62 (0.13–2.94) 0.82 (0.26–2.60) 1.12 (0.30–4.24) 1.06 (0.30–3.72)
No. of years working in this hospital 0.388 0.961 0.484 0.215
5 years and below 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
6–10 years 0.54 (0.14–2.01) 1.11 (0.39–3.10) 0.51 (0.63–0.16) 0.32 (0.08–1.28)
11 and above 1.61 (0.30–8.57) 1.32 (0.38–4.51) 2.39 (0.58–9.84) 0.99 (0.25–3.85)

GAD-7, 7-item generalized anxiety disorder; IES-R, 22-item impact of event scale–revised; ISI, 7-item insomnia severity index; PHQ-9, 9-item patient health questionnaire. P-value significant at P < 0.05. Bold values are considered significant (P-value significant at P < 0.05).