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. 2022 Mar 2;6:24705470221081215. doi: 10.1177/24705470221081215

Table 2.

Univariate and Multivariate (Logistic Regression) Analysis for Social Phobia in the Association of Demographic Factors.

Demographic Social Phobia Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis^
Yes (n = 468) No (n = 551)
n (%) n (%) OR p-value OR p-value
Gender Female 261 (55.8) 261 (47.4) 1.401 .008* 1.348 .038*
Male (ref) 207 (44.2) 290 (52.6)
Age (Years) 18-39 419 (89.5) 441 (80.0) 2.133 <.001** 1.568 .026*
40 + (ref) 49 (10.5) 110 (20.0)
Marital Status Married 270 (57.7) 264 (47.9) 1.482 .002* 0.907 .574
Not married (ref)# 198 (42.3) 287 (52.1)  
Urban-rural dichotomy Rural 271 (57.9) 291 (52.8) 1.229 .103 1.099 .483
Urban (ref) 197 (42.1) 260 (47.2)
Educational level Secondary 163 (34.1) 128 (23.2) 3.042 <.001** 1.45 .014*
Undergraduate 251 (53.6) 294 (53.4) 2.039 <.001** 2.509 <.001**
Other∼ 58 (12.4) 54 (9.8) 1.609 .021* 0.97 .895
Graduate (ref) 54 (11.5) 129 (23.4)
Labor-force participation Students 171 (36.5) 139 (25.2) 1.843 <.001** 1.234 .351
Employed (ref) 239 (51.1) 358 (65.0)

Note: Ref, reference point; OR, Odds Ratio; *, sig., p < .05; **, sig., p < .001; Social Phobia, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS): Yes: ≥ 55, No (absent): ≤ 54; Enter; Hosmer and Lemeshow Test, c2 = 6.506, p = .591; Sensitivity = 68.8%, Specificity = 50.8%, Overall predicting power = 59.1%; #, included single, divorced, and widowed; ∼, included housewives, retired, unemployed.