Table 2.
Distribution of the outcome variables (health and well-being), assessed in a cross-sectional study on 1500 Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic (14 April to 5 May 2021).
| Variables | % (n) or Median (Range) |
% or Median (95% CI 1) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Pet Owners | Non-Pet Owners | |
| Quality of life | 0.87 (−0.01 to 0.95) | 0.87 (0.87; 0.87) | 0.90 (0.87; 0.91) |
| Self-assessed overall health | 77 (0 to 100) | 75 (73; 77) | 79 (78; 80) |
| Loneliness | 5 (3 to 9) | 5 (5; 6) | 5 (5; 5) |
| Perceived mental health | |||
| Excellent | 10.5% (157) | 10.0% (7.9; 12.1) | 10.9% (8.7; 13.2) |
| Very good | 27.1% (406) | 22.5% (19.5; 25.5) | 31.6% (28.3; 34.9) |
| Good | 33.5% (504) | 34.0% (30.6; 37.4) | 33.2% (29.8; 36.6) |
| Fair | 22.4% (336) | 25.9% (22.7; 29.0) | 18.9% (16.1; 21.7) |
| Poor | 6.5% (97) | 7.6% (5.7; 9.5) | 5.3% (3.7; 6.9) |
| Self-reported level of stress | |||
| Not at all | 11.5% (173) | 9.3% (7.3; 11.4) | 13.7% (11.3; 16.2) |
| Not very | 31.6% (474) | 28.3% (25.0; 31.5) | 34.9% (31.5; 38.3) |
| A bit | 38.4% (575) | 38.0% (34.5; 41.5) | 38.8% (35.2; 42.2) |
| Quite a bit | 15.7% (236) | 20.1% (17.3; 23.0) | 11.3% (9.1; 13.6) |
| Extremely | 2.8% (42) | 4.3% (2.8; 5.7) | 1.3% (0.5; 2.2) |
| Anxiety | |||
| Minimal | 55.2% (828) | 48.3% (44.7; 51.8) | 62.1% (58.7; 65.6) |
| Mild | 28.1% (421) | 30.9% (27.6; 34.2) | 25.2% (22.1; 28.3) |
| Moderate | 9.8% (147) | 11.7% (9.4; 14.0) | 7.9% (5.9; 9.8) |
| Severe | 6.9% (104) | 9.1% (7.0; 11.1) | 4.8% (3.3; 6.3) |
1 95% confidence intervals.