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. 2021 Aug 5;12:669833. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.669833

TABLE 3.

Sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19 awareness correlates with depressive and anxiety symptoms.

Variables Depressive symptoms
Anxiety symptoms
Suicidal ideation
OR 95%CI P OR 95%CI P OR 95%CI P
Gender
Male 1 1 1
Female 1.24 1.14–1.34 <0.001 1.21 1.11–1.33 <0.001 0.72 0.61–0.84 <0.001
Grade
Undergraduate 1 1 1
Graduate 1.14 1.00–1.30 0.051 1.18 1.02–1.36 0.025 0.74 0.57–0.97 0.028
Living with family
No 1 1 1
Yes 0.52 0.44–0.63 <0.001 0.46 0.38–0.55 <0.001 0.48 0.37–0.64 <0.001
COVID-19 exposure
No 1 1 1
Yes 1.42 1.22–1.65 <0.001 1.51 1.29–1.76 <0.001 1.17 0.89–1.52 0.262
Awareness of COVID-19
COVID-19 knowledge 0.85 0.81–0.89 <0.001 0.92 0.87–0.97 0.001 1.00 0.91–1.09 0.937
Preventive and control measures 0.88 0.84–0.92 <0.001 0.87 0.83–0.91 <0.001 0.86 0.75–0.91 0.001
Projections of COVID-19 trend 0.71 0.67–0.74 <0.001 0.67 0.63–0.70 <0.001 0.83 0.60–0.71 <0.001
Depressive symptoms
No 1
Yes 10.62 7.84–14.38 <0.001
Anxiety symptoms
No 1
Yes 5.56 4.53–6.81 <0.001