Table 7.

Differences in overall scale scores based on gender, previous COVID-19 infection, and country of residence (n = 540)

Variable	Category	n	Mean change	95% CI	P value
Gender	Female	271	−5.74 ± 7.94	6.99–8.88	.942
	Male	269	−5.84 ± 8.29	7.29–9.28
Previous COVID-19 infection	No/Not aware	470	−5.74 ± 7.81	7.1–8.51	.868
	Yes	70	−6.11 ± 9.94	7.61–12.26
Country of residence	United States of America	97	−7.15 ± 8.42	6.74–10.09	.008*
	India	443	−5.49 ± 8.02	7.27–8.76

Independent samples t test; CI – confidence interval; p ≤ .05 considered statistically significant; * denotes statistical significance.