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. 2022 Jan 18;44:e2022018. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2022018

Table 2.

Mental health and psychosocial characteristics associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Variables Depressive symptoms
Anxiety symptoms
Perceived stress
Yes (%) p-value Yes (%) p-value Yes (%) p-value
Gender
Men 17.8 0.561 7.7 0.022 1.8 <0.001
Women 19.8 13.7 8.8
Age (yr)
20-29 26.4 0.021 14.9 0.138 5.4 0.037
30-39 16.5 9.0 8.0
40-49 15.5 8.9 2.4
Marital status
Married 11.7 7.0 2.9
Unmarried, separated, divorced, and widowed 25.7 <0.001 14.1 <0.001 7.3 0.021
Education
High school or less 26.8 0.005 15.9 0.018 5.1 0.986
University or more 16.1 8.8 5.1
Household income (US$/mo)
<2,000 25.8 0.051 21.0 0.017 11.3 0.021
2,000-4,999 20.4 9.6 5.4
≥5,000 13.3 8.7 2.3
Support from friends during COVID-19
Same as before or increased 16.5 0.009 9.5 0.125 4.6 0.349
Decreased 27.1 14.4 6.8
Support from family members during COVID-19
Same as before or increased 16.9 0.001 9.7 0.039 5.0 0.845
Decreased 35.9 18.9 5.7
Financial stress during COVID-19
Same as before or decreased 13.8 0.002 7.8 0.030 3.9 0.189
Increased 24.0 13.5 6.4
Stress at home during COVID-19
Same as before or decreased 13.9 <0.001 7.6 0.001 4.5 0.295
Increased 29.9 17.4 6.6