TABLE 1.
Variations in GAD‐7 and SSRS scores with demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 226)
| GAD‐7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M ± SD | F/t | p‐value (Post hoc) | ||
| Gender a (n, %) | −2.505 | 0.01* | |||
| Male (a) | 157 (69.5) | 4.46 ± 3.99 | b > a* | ||
| Female (b) | 69 (30.5) | 5.90 ± 3.95 | |||
| Age b , (n, %) | 5.957 | ||||
| 20–39 (a) | 162 (71.7) | 4.48 ± 3.80 | <0.01 | ||
| 40–59 (b) | 55 (24.3) | 5.51 ± 4.27 | c > a* | ||
| ≥60 (c) | 9 (4) | 8.78 ± 4.35 | |||
| BMI (mean ± SD) | 22.8 ± 2.96 | ||||
| Monthly income (Chinese yuan) b (n, %) | 4.142 | <0.01 | |||
| Below 2000 (a) | 69 (30.5) | 3.41 ± 3.73 | d > a* | ||
| 2001–4000 (b) | 28 (12.4) | 6.00 ± 3.26 | |||
| 4001–6000 (c) | 47 (20.8) | 4.87 ± 3.60 | |||
| 6001–8000 (d) | 46 (20.4) | 5.89 ± 4.47 | |||
| Above 8001 (e) | 36 (15.9) | 5.67 ± 4.36 | |||
| Health status b , c (n, %) | 5.764 | <0.01 | |||
| Very unhealthy (a) | 0 | 0 | c > e* | ||
| Unhealthy (b) | 1 (4.0) | 7.00 ± 0.00 | |||
| Normal (c) | 10 (4.4) | 9.30 ± 4.79 | |||
| Healthy (d) | 60 (26.5) | 5.50 ± 3.78 | |||
| Very healthy (e) | 155 (68.6) | 4.37 ± 3.89 | |||
| GAD‐7 (mean ± SD) | 4.90 ± 4.06 | ||||
| WHOQOL‐BREF (mean ± SD) | 57.44 ± 9.03 | ||||
| Social‐environment support | |||||
| SSRS total scores (mean ± SD) | 39.61 ± 7.75 | ||||
| Enough medical supplies b (n, %) | 4.344 | <0.01 | |||
| Not at all (a) | 15 (6.6) | 4.53 ± 3.20 | b > e* | ||
| A little (b) | 62 (27.4) | 5.42 ± 4.32 | c > e* | ||
| Moderately (c) | 97 (42.9) | 5.57 ± 4.12 | |||
| Mostly (d) | 32 (14.2) | 3.84 ± 3.36 | |||
| Completely (e) | 20 (8.8) | 2.00 ± 2.51 | |||
| Adequate basic commodities b (n, %) | 5.842 | <0.01 | |||
| Not at all (a) | 5 (2.2) | 8.00 ± 7.48 | c > d* | ||
| A little (b) | 30 (13.3) | 5.97 ± 4.00 | |||
| Moderately (c) | 99 (43.8) | 5.74 ± 4.00 | |||
| Mostly (d) | 55 (24.3) | 3.76 ± 3.5 | |||
| Completely (e) | 37 (16.4) | 3.05 ± 3.5 | |||
| Access to information on COVID‐19 b (n, %) | |||||
| Not at all (a) | 6 (2.7) | 4.17 ± 3.19 | 1.847 | 0.12 | |
| A little (b) | 14 (6.2) | 5.43 ± 4.01 | |||
| Moderately (c) | 56 (24.8) | 6.00 ± 4.21 | |||
| Mostly (b) | 78 (34.5) | 4.77 ± 3.95 | |||
| Completely (e) | 72 (31.9) | 4.14 ± 3.92 | |||
| Sufficient knowledge to cope with COVID‐19 b (n, %) | |||||
| Not at all (a) | 2 (0.9) | 5.50 ± 2.12 | 1.190 | 0.32 | |
| A little (b) | 37 (16.4) | 5.43 ± 4.83 | |||
| Moderately (c) | 90 (39.8) | 5.38 ± 3.90 | |||
| Mostly (d) | 61 (27) | 4.36 ± 3.52 | |||
| Completely (e) | 36 (15.9) | 4.03 ± 4.24 | |||
Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass index; Gad‐7, generalized anxiety disorder; SSRS, The Social Support Rating Scale; WHOQOL‐BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life‐BREF.
a
Independent‐Samples t‐test.
b
One‐way ANOVA and post hoc analysis using Scheffe test.
c
Post hoc analysis using Kruskal–Wallis test.
p < 0.05.