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. 2021 Oct 11;43(Suppl 3):iii34–iii42. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab321

Table 4.

Factors associated with distress scale scores in the multivariate analysis

Variable Mean SD P-value
Country <0.001
 Afghanistan 72.6 6.8
 Egypt 75.5 8.6
 Iraq 74.3 8.4
 Jordan 77.5 8.7
 Morocco 74.1 9.6
 Pakistan 67.1 10.1
 Somalia 70.2 9.0
 Sudan 70.9 10.1
 Yemen 70.4 9.3
Gender 0.001
 Male 71.7 9.2
 Female 74.1 9.2
Type of healthcare worker <0.001
 Specialist 73.1 9.0
 General practitioner 72.7 9.5
 Nurse/Midwife 72.0 9.2
 Pharmacist 73.3 10.7
 Laboratory technician 74.5 8.5
 Radiology technician 76.2 6.6
 Marital status 0.003
 Married 73.6 9.1
 Single 71.9 9.5
 Divorced/Widow 67.0 9.9
 Cigarettes Smoker 0.008
 Current Smoker 70.3 9.3
 Ex-smoker 75.8 8.4
 Non-smoker 73.0 9.3
Diagnosed with diabetes mellitus 0.012
 Yes 73.9 9.0
 No 72.8 9.3
Have friend/colleague died with COVID-19 <0.001
 Yes 75.1 8.6
 No 72.0 9.4
Worry from COVID-19 score (Quartiles) <0.001
  ≤ 43 68.7 8.9
 44–56 72.6 8.3
 57–71 73.7 8.5
  ≥ 72 76.4 9.8