Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Variables | n | % | BDEFS score (unadjusted) |
BDEFS score (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean, 95% CI | Mean, 95% CI | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 768 | 39.22 | - | - |
| Female | 1190 | 60.78 | - | - |
| Age Group | ||||
| 18-24 | 322 | 16.45 | - | - |
| 25-39 | 789 | 40.3 | - | - |
| 40-54 | 847 | 43.26 | - | - |
| Infection Status (Symptom severity) | ||||
| Not infected | 1599 | 83.76 | 1.62 (1.58, 1.66) | 1.62 (1.58, 1.66) |
| Infected (Not at all severe | 57 | 2.99 | 1.72 (1.52, 1.93) | 1.73 (1.54, 1.91) |
| Infected (Slightly severe | 46 | 2.41 | 1.78 (1.44, 2.11) | 1.75 (1.45, 2.05) |
| Infected (Moderately severe) | 51 | 2.67 | 1.83 (1.60, 2.06) | 1.85 (1.63, 2.08) |
| Infected (Very/extremely severe) | 21 | 1.10 | 2.29 (1.82, 2.76) | 2.32 (1.85, 2.78) |
| Not stated | 128 | 6.71 | 1.64 (1.46, 1.81) | 1.63 (1.47, 1.80) |
| Severity not stated | 7 | 0.37 | 2.22 (1.64, 2.81) | 2.16 (1.55, 2.78) |
Note: Each BDEFS mean value is the average of the four BDEFS items. Participants who had no COVID-19 symptoms, but tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, were classified as “not at all severe”. The % values by sex and age groups are unweighted and from all participants included in the survey (N=1958). Due to missing values, the sample for the primary statistical analysis involving BDEFS scores is n=1909. The means for BDEFS scores are weighted and the adjusted % values are adjusted by sex and age group.