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. 2021 Jun 5;50(3):214–224. doi: 10.1016/j.rcp.2021.04.008

Table 3.

Odds ratio of variables as predictors of severe depression and/or anxiety staging in health-related college students.

OR (95%CI) P-value
Significative depression symptoms through PHQ-9
 Younger age 1.158 (1.063-1.262) .001
 Male gender .633 (.454-.940) .022
 Someone close to them has had suggestive symptoms of COVID-19 1.591 (1.123-2.253) .009
 Believes vaccination must be mandatory 1.589 (1.007-2.507) .046
 Their family has complied with quarantine guidelines .668 (.486-.918) .013
 Believes that quarantine has minimally affected them .509 (.427-.607) < .001
 Their father is the most violent in the familiar circle 1.813 (.959-3.429) .067
 Their mother is the most violent in the familiar circle 1.773 (.937-3.354) .079
 Their siblings are the most violent in the familiar circle .529 (.280-.998) .049
 Another familiar member is the most violent in the familiar circle .385 (.185-.798) .010
 Previously diagnosed psychiatric disorder 2.840 (1.920-4.199) < .001
 Previously diagnosed depression 2.124 (1.025-4.404) .043
 Consider having a sufficient economic income .447 (.309-.647) < .001
 Have tried any drugs to deal with quarantine 2.938 (1.451-5.952) .003
 Suicide thoughts 7.195 (4.271-12.122) < .001
 Significative GAD-7 score 17.602 (1.162-3.491) < .001



Significative anxiety symptoms through GAD-7
 Younger age 1.114 (1.012-1.227) .028
 Male gender .425 (.269-.674) < .001
 Believes vaccination must be mandatory 1.616 (.931-2.807) .088
 Knows a health provider that has been discriminated 1.989 (1.314-3.011) .001
 Their family has complied with quarantine guidelines .678 (.473-.971) .034
 Believes that quarantine has minimally affected them .458 (.375-.560) < .001
 Believes that quarantine has affected their family 1.256 (1.023-1.542) .029
 They are the most violent in their family 2.224 (1.026-4.819) .043
 Previously diagnosed psychiatric disorder 3.074 (2.040-4.631) < .001
 Lives in an urban area 1.538 (.905-2.615) .112
 Consider having a sufficient economic income .660 (.441-.989) .044
 Belong to a risk group 1.951 (1.091-3.489) .024
 Have tried any drugs to deal with quarantine 4.076 (2.083-7.977) < .001
 Suicide thoughts 4.478 (2.713-7.379) < .001
 Significative PHQ-9 score 17.602 (1.162-3.491) < .001

GAD-7: General Anxiety Disorder-7; PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnarie-9.

A logistic binary regression has been performed to assess variables that have a correlation with a P-value < .1. An odds ratio that won’t cross the 1 and a P-value < .05 has interpreted like significative.