Table 3.
Proportions of new onset and persistent depression, anxiety, insomnia and any mental health symptoms from baseline to follow-up survey in the cohort.
| Mental Health Symptoms | Proportion of New Onset Symptoms among Baseline Negative Participants | Proportion of Persistent Symptoms among Baseline Positive Participants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted n/N (%) | Weighted n/N (%) a | Unweighted n/N (%) | Weighted n/N (%) a | |
| Depression | 1445/7421 (19.5) | 1475/7341(20.1) | 1976/3071 (64.3) | 2052/3151 (65.1) |
| Anxiety | 1220/6838 (17.8) | 1256/6799 (18.5) | 2100/3654 (57.5) | 2159/3693 (58.5) |
| Insomnia | 1528/7426 (20.6) | 1562/7365 (21.2) | 2082/3066 (67.9) | 2139/3127 (68.4) |
| Any mental health symptoms | 1346/5677 (23.7) | 1374/5627 (24.4) | 3281/4815 (68.1) | 3359/4865 (69.0) |
a Weight was estimated based on gender (male or female), age (18–39 years or ≥40 years), living area (urban or rural), educational level (lower than college school or college school or higher), marital status (married or unmarried), geographical regions and history of chronic diseases (yes or unknown/no) using the baseline sample.