Table 2.
Perception risk, risk-related variables, and mortality risk. IQR: Interquartile range.
| Total | Major Depression | Bipolar I | Schizophrenia | p Value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perception risk and risk-related variables | Likelihood of COVID-19 Resolution | 6.5 (IQR: 5–7.5) | 6.00 (IQR: 5–7) | 6.5 (IQR: 5.5–8) | 7 (IQR: 5.5–8) | 0.011 | |||||
| Health Concern | 5.66 (IQR: 4–7) | 5.33 (IQR: 4.33–7) | 5.67 (IQR: 3.67–7) | 6 (IQR: 3.33–7.33) | 0.946 | ||||||
| Health Likelihood (contagion, death, healing reversed) | 5.67 (IQR: 5–6.5) | 5.83 (IQR: 5–6.5) | 5.5 (IQR: 5–6.5) | 5.67 (IQR: 4.67–6.83) | 0.91 | ||||||
| Work Risk | 8 (IQR: 7.2–9) | 8 (IQR: 7.4–8.8) | 8 (IQR: 7.2–9) | 8 (IQR: 6.8–9.6) | 0.946 | ||||||
| Institutional-Economic Risk | 8.75 (IQR: 7.5–9.5) | 9 (IQR: 7.75–9.25) | 8.25 (IQR: 7.5–9.75) | 8.5 (IQR: 7–10) | 0.773 | ||||||
| Interpesonal Risk | 7 (IQR: 5.25–8.25) | 6.25 (IQR: 5.5–8) | 7 (IQR: 5–8.25) | 7.25 (IQR: 5.25–9) | 0.558 | ||||||
| Psychological Risk | 7.6 (IQR: 6.20–9) | 8 (IQR: 6.80–9.40) | 7.6 (IQR: 6–9) | 7.2 (IQR: 6–8) | 0.212 | ||||||
| Perceived Knowledge | 7 (IQR: 6–8) | 8 (IQR: 7–8) | 7 (IQR: 6–8) | 7 (IQR: 6–8) | 0.066 | ||||||
| COVID-19 Cause | Bat | 13 | −8.70% | 1 | −2% | 4 | −8% | 8 | −16% | ||
| Virus created in laboratory | 36 | −24% | 13 | −26% | 10 | −20% | 13 | −26% | |||
| Chemical/Economic/Social War | 27 | −18% | 8 | −16% | 9 | −18% | 10 | −20% | |||
| Evolution of an existing virus/Species jump | 24 | −16% | 11 | −22% | 8 | −16% | 5 | −10% | |||
| I don’t know | 20 | −13.30% | 8 | −16% | 7 | −14% | 5 | −10% | 0.536 | ||
| Experiment disclosed by mistake | 19 | −12.70% | 7 | −14% | 7 | −14% | 5 | −10% | |||
| Chinese eating dogs | 3 | −2% | 1 | −2% | 2 | −4% | 0 | 0% | |||
| Divine providence | 4 | −2.70% | 0 | 0% | 2 | −4% | 2 | −4% | |||
| Negligence | 2 | −1.30% | 0 | 0% | 1 | −2% | 1 | −2% | |||
| Climate change | 1 | −0.70% | 1 | −2% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |||
| Reduction of world population | 1 | −0.70% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | −2% | |||
| News Seeking/Day | 0 | 21 | −14.10% | 7 | −14% | 9 | −18% | 5 | −10% | ||
| From 1 to 5 | 109 | −72.70% | 38 | −76% | 37 | −74% | 34 | −68% | 0.31 | ||
| From 5 to 10 | 16 | −10.70% | 4 | −8% | 3 | −6% | 9 | −18% | |||
| >10 | 4 | −2.70% | 1 | −2% | 1 | −2% | 2 | −4% | |||
| Perceived Efficacy | 7 (IQR: 5.75–7.75) | 7.25 (IQR: 5.5–7.75) | 6.75 (IQR: 6–7.75) | 7 (IQR: 5.75–7.75) | 0.912 | ||||||
| Perceived Control | 7 (IQR: 5–8) | 6 (IQR: 5–8) | 7 (IQR: 5–8) | 7 (IQR: 5–8) | 0.183 | ||||||
| Mortality Risk | COVID-19 | 6 (IQR: 5–8) | 7 (IQR: 5–7) | 6 (IQR: 4–8) | 7 (IQR: 5–9) | 0.28 | |||||
| Heart Attack | 8 (IQR: 6–9) | 8 (IQR: 7–8) | 7 (IQR: 6–8) | 7 (IQR: 5–9) | 0.388 | ||||||
| Stroke | 7 (IQR: 6–8) | 8 (IQR: 7–8) | 7 (IQR: 6–8) | 7 (IQR: 5–8) | 0.202 | ||||||
| Cancer | 8 (IQR: 6–9) | 8 (IQR: 7–9) | 7 (IQR: 6–9) | 8 (IQR: 6–10) | 0.266 | ||||||
| Dementia | 6 (IQR: 5–7) | 6 (IQR: 5–7) | 6 (IQR: 4–7) | 6 (IQR: 5–8) | 0.071 | ||||||
| Infection | 6 (IQR: 5–7) | 6 (IQR: 5–7) | 6 (IQR: 5–7) | 6 (IQR: 5–8) | 0.657 | ||||||