TABLE 5.
Rural‐urban differences of health parameters during the lockdown
| Urban | Rural | p | Regressions adjusted on age and gender | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | OR (95%CI) | p | ||
| Good self‐reported health | 136 (56.0%) | 135 (63.8%) | 0.1381 | 0.89 (0.55–1.40) | 0.5790 |
| Chronic diseases a | 167 (67.6%) | 161 (73.2%) | 0.1888 | 1.33 (0.81–2.20) | 0.2609 |
| IADL disability | 124 (51.5%) | 84 (38.9%) | 0.0071 | 1.61 (0.98–2.63) | 0.0608 |
| ADL disability | 48 (19.8%) | 17 (7.9%) | 0.0002 | 0.70 (0.36–1.35) | 0.2886 |
| Depressive symptoms b | 79 (33.3%) | 42 (19.7%) | 0.0011 | 0.54 (0.31–0.93) | 0.0274 |
| High anxiety symptomatology c | 74 (31.2%) | 46 (22.6%) | 0.0413 | 0.86 (0.50–1.48) | 0.5908 |
| Mean anxiety STAI score (SD) | 19.7 (7.5) | 17.6 (5.7) | 0.0012 | −1.51 (0.85) d | 0.0757 |
a
At least one among diabetes, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, or others.
b
At least one depressive symptom (feel depressed, sad or alone).
c
A STAI score (short version scale) ≥23.
d
Linear regression, parameter estimate (standard error).