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. 2021 Apr 24;58(1):79–86. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12809

Table 4.

Comparison of the mean scores of the BSI according to the sociodemographic characteristics of the individuals

Variable Anxiety Depression Negative self Somatization Hostility
Gender
Female 11.0 [2.0–52.0] 12.0 [0.0–48.0] 8.0 [0.0–48.0] 5.0 [2.0–33.0] 7.0 [1.0–30.0]
Male 7.0 [2.0–48.0] 7.0 [0.0–43.0] 6.0 [0.0–40.0] 4.0 [2.0–26.0] 6.0 [1.0–23.0]
Statistical analysis Z = −5.574 Z = −6.642 Z = −3.513 Z = −4.048 Z = −4.00
p = 0.000 p = 0.000 p = 0.000 p = 0.000 p = 0.000
Age
18–201 10.0 [2.0–46.0] 13.0 [0.0–44.0] 8.0 [1.0–42.0] 5.0 [2.0–26.0] 10.0 [1.0–30.0]
21–302 11.0 [2.0–48.0] 11.0 [0.0–46.0] 8.0 [0.0–40.0] 5.0 [2.0–28.0] 7.0 [1.0–30.0]
31–403 9.0 [2.0–52.0] 10.0 [0.0–48.0] 7.0 [0.0–48.0] 5.0 [2.0–33.0] 6.0 [1.0–25.0]
40 over4 6.0 [6.0–41.0] 6.0 [0.0–37.0] 5.0 [0.0–43.0] 4.0 [2.0–18.0] 5.0 [1.0–23.0]
Statistical analysis χ 2  = 31.062 χ 2  = 37.882 χ 2  = 17.176 χ 2  = 14.920 χ 2  = 52.117
p = 0.000 [1,2,3–4] p = 0.000 [1,2,3–4]‐[1–3] p = 0.000 [1,2–4] p = 0.002 [1,2–4] p = 0.000 [1,2,3–4]‐[1–3]
Education level
Primary/secondary 6.5 [2.0–36.0] 7.0 [0.0–40.0] 6.0 [1.0–38.0] 5.5 [2.0–26.0] 6.5 [1.0–30.0]
High school 9.0 [2.0–52.0] 10.0 [0.0–48.0] 8.0 [1.0‐48.0] 6.0 [2.0–33.0] 9.0 [1.0–25.0]
Degree/over 9.0 [2.0–46.0] 10.0 [0.0–46.0] 7.0 [0.0–43.0] 4.0 [2.0–28.0] 6.0 [1.0–30.0]
Statistical analysis χ 2 = 1.357 χ 2 = 1.075 χ 2 = 3.764 χ 2  = 6.653 χ 2  = 7.613
p = 0.507 p = 0.584 p = 0.152 p = 0.036 p = 0.022
Marital status
Married 10.0 [2.0–46.0] 12.0 [0.0–46.0] 8.0 [0.0–42.0] 5.0 [2.0–28.0] 8.0 [1.0–30.0]
Single 8.0 [2.0–52.0] 8.0 [0.0–48.0] 6.0 [0.0–48.0] 4.0 [2.0–33.0] 6.0 [0.0–25.0]
Statistical analysis Z = −2.854 Z = −5.754 Z = −3.986 Z = −1.581 Z = −4.744
p = 0.004 p = 0.000 p = 0.000 p = .114 p = 0.000
Child presence
Yes 7.0 [2.0‐52.0] 8.0 [0.0‐48.0] 6.0 [0.0‐48.0] 4.0 [2.0‐33.0] 6.0 [1.0‐25.0]
No 10.0 [2.0‐48.0] 12.0 [0.0‐46.0] 7.0 [0.0‐42.0] 5.0 [2.0‐28.0] 8.0 [1.0‐30.0]
Statistical analysis Z = 4.606 Z = 6.255 Z = 3.413 Z = 2.530 Z = 4.908
p = 0.000 p = 0.000 p = 0.001 p = 0.011 p = 0.000
Economic level
Bad1 11.5[2.0–48.0] 18.5 [0.0–43.0] 13.5 [0.0‐40.0] 7.5 [2.0–21.0] 11.0 [1.0–23.0]
Middle2 9.0 [2.0–46.0] 11.0 [0.0–46.0] 7.0 [1.0–43.0] 5.0 [2.0–28.0] 7.0 [1.0–30.0]
Good3 8.0 [2.0‐52.0] 7.0 [0.0‐48.0] 5.0 [1.0–48.0] 2.0 [0.0–33.0] 5.0 [0.0–25.0]
Statistical analysis χ 2  = 9.545 χ 2  = 27.221 χ 2  = 17.070 χ 2  = 7.649 χ 2  = 23.350
p = 0.008 [2–3] p = 0.000 [1–2,3] p = 0.000 [1–2,3] p = 0.022 [1–2,3] p = 0.000 [1,2–3]
Psychiatric diagnosis
Yes 14.0 [4.0–46.0] 19.0 [3.0–43.0] 12.0 [0.0–42.0] 8.0 [2.0–26.0] 12.0 [1.0–30.0]
No 9.0 [2.0–52.0] 9.0 [0.0–48.0] 7.0 [0.0–48.0] 5.0 [2.0–33.0] 7.0 [1.0–30.0]
Statistical analysis Z = −4.493 Z = −4.511 Z = −3.626 Z = −4.661 Z = −3.068
p = 0.000 p = 0.000 p = 0.000 p = 0.000 p = 0.000
Contact/diagnosis with COVID‐19
Yes 10.0 [2.0–52.0] 11.5 [0.0–48.0] 8.0 [0.0–48.0] 6.5 [2.0–33.0] 8.0 [1.0–25.0]
No 9.0 [2.0–48.0] 10.0 [0.0–46.0] 7.0 [0.0–43.0] 5.0 [2.0–28.0] 7.0 [1.0–30.0]
Statistical analysis Z = −0.720 Z = −1.099 Z = −0.886 Z = −2.097 Z = −1.872
p = 0.472 p = 0.472 p = 0.375 p = 0.036 p = 0.061