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

Table 3.

Associations between mental health and sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Variables Depressive symptoms
Anxiety symptoms
Perceived stress
OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Gender
Men 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Women 1.14 (0.74, 1.74) 1.23 (0.77, 1.96) 1.90 (1.09, 3.33) 1.97 (1.09, 3.58) 5.39 (2.02, 14.38) 6.40 (2.30, 17.85)
Age (yr)
20-29 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
30-39 0.55 (0.32, 0.94) 0.93 (0.50, 1.70) 0.57 (0.29, 1.12) 0.98 (0.45, 2.10) 1.52 (0.63, 3.68) 2.96 (1.08, 8.14)
40-49 0.51 (0.30, 0.86) 1.07 (0.55, 2.08) 0.56 (0.29, 1.08) 1.05 (0.46, 2.39) 0.42 (0.14, 1.31) 0.89 (0.25, 3.21)
Marital status
Married 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Unmarried, separated, divorced, and widowed 2.61 (1.65, 4.12) 3.00 (1.64, 5.50) 2.20 (1.24, 3.91) 2.33 (1.09, 4.99) 2.59 (1.12, 5.98) 3.13 (1.13, 8.67)
Education
High school or less 1.92 (1.21, 3.03) 1.54 (0.93, 2.54) 1.98 (1.12, 3.49) 1.64 (0.89, 3.03) 0.99 (0.41, 2.39) 0.87 (0.34, 2.26)
University or more 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Household income (US$/mo)
<2,000 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
2,000-4,999 0.74 (0.39, 1.38) 0.98 (0.49, 1.97) 0.40 (0.19, 0.82) 0.49 (0.22, 1.11) 0.45 (0.18, 1.14) 0.53 (0.18, 1.53)
≥5,000 0.44 (0.22, 0.90) 0.76 (0.34, 1.71) 0.36 (0.16, 0.80) 0.57 (0.23, 1.43) 0.19 (0.05, 0.66) 0.24 (0.06, 0.96)
Getting support from friends during COVID-19
Same as before or increased 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Decreased 1.89 (1.17, 3.05) 1.38 (0.76, 2.49) 1.60 (0.87, 2.94) 1.20 (0.58, 2.51) 1.50 (0.64, 3.48) 1.32 (0.50, 3.48)
Getting support from family members during COVID-19
Same as before or increased 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Decreased 2.74 (1.49, 5.04) 1.74 (0.81, 3.71) 2.17 (1.03, 4.59) 1.53 (0.61, 3.85) 1.13 (0.33, 3.88) 0.83 (0.21, 3.38)
Financial stress during COVID-19
Same as before or decreased 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Increased 1.96 (1.27, 3.05) 1.46 (0.90, 2.37) 1.84 (1.05, 3.22) 1.36 (0.73, 2.50) 1.68 (0.77, 3.65) 1.30 (0.55, 3.05)
Stress at home during COVID-19
Same as before or decreased 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Increased 2.65 (1.71, 4.12) 2.45 (1.49, 4.05) 2.56 (1.47, 4.44) 2.42 (1.31, 4.50) 1.51 (0.69, 3.31) 1.50 (0.61, 3.67)

OR, odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.