Table 2.
Results from ordinal logistic regression (GAD7) and logistic regression (IES-R) models that evaluated the relationship between COVID-19 news exposure and symptoms of anxiety (GAD7) and posttraumatic stress disorder (IES-R).
| Modela | Odds ratio (SE) | 95% CI | z | P value |
| COVID-19 news exposure and GAD7b | 1.77 (0.08) | 1.63-1.93 | 12.92 | <.001 |
| COVID-19 news exposure and IES-Rc | 1.93 (0.10) | 1.74-2.14 | 12.48 | <.001 |
aAll models included the following covariates: age, education, sexual orientation, gender identity, and race/ethnicity.
bGAD7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7.
cIES-R: Impact of Events Scale-Revised.