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. 2022 Jun 16;64(7):e417–e423. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002566

TABLE 2.

Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, Anger, and Stress, and Crude Odds Ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) of Negative Mental Health According to Participant Characteristics Among New York State Health Care Workers Between April 28 and June 30, 2020

Characteristic Anxietya Depressiona Angera Stressa OR 95% CI P
% SE % SE % SE % SE
Female 30.6 [1.5] 15.1 [1.2] 9.9 [1.0] 34.2 [1.5] 1.52 (1.26, 1.85) <0.001
Male 22.4 [1.6] 12.1 [1.3] 5.8 [0.90] 24.6 [1.7] 1 Ref
Age category
 <40 34.1 [2.4] 15 [1.7] 10.1 [1.5] 36.8 [2.4] 1.28 (1.03, 1.60) 0.03
 40–59 26.8 [1.7] 14.6 [1.4] 7.5 [1.0] 31.5 [1.7] 1 Ref
 ≥60 20 [1.9] 10.2 [1.4] 5.9 [1.1] 18.7 [1.8] 0.59 (0.46, 0.75) <0.001
NYC metro usual
 Yes 28.8 [1.5] 14 [1.1] 7.9 [0.9] 30.3 [1.5] 1.28 (1.05, 1.55) 0.01
 No 21.7 [1.6] 11.7 [1.3] 6.5 [1.0] 27.4 [1.8] 1 Ref
Profession
 MD, DO 24.6 [1.3] 11.6 [0.9] 6.8 [0.7] 26.3 [1.3] 1 Ref
 NP, CNMW 33 [2.4] 16.8 [1.9] 10.1 [1.6] 34.8 [2.5] 1.51 (1.22, 1.86) <0.001
 PA 30.4 [4.2] 21.3 [4.0] 10.4 [2.8] 42.1 [4.5] 1.73 (1.22, 2.45) 0.002
Specialty
 Primary care 25.9 [2.0] 11.2 [1.4] 7 [1.1] 27.8 [2.0] 1 Ref
 Pediatrics 28.3 [2.9] 11 [1.9] 4.6 [1.3] 32.8 [3.0] 1.16 (0.88, 1.54) 0.30
 Emergency 24 [3.7] 13.3 [3.0] 11.1 [3.0] 29.1 [4.0] 1.03 (0.70, 1.50) 0.89
 Critical Care 35.9 [4.9] 20.8 [4.2] 14.5 [4.0] 39.9 [5.0] 1.74 (1.17, 2.57) 0.01
 Non-surgical specialties 27.6 [2.5] 14.8 [2.0] 6.8 [1.3] 30.1 [2.6] 1.14 (0.87, 1.48) 0.35
 Surgery 26.9 [3.3] 18.7 [3.0] 9.9 [2.3] 29.8 [3.4] 1.17 (0.84, 1.63) 0.35
 Behavioral 18.4 [3.7] 8.8 [2.8] 4.8 [2.0] 16.2 [3.5] 0.59 (0.39, 0.89) 0.01
 Other 0 [0.0] 0 [0.0] 6.7 [6.6] 5.7 [5.7] 0.06 (0, 1.16) 0.06
Has children younger than 18 yrs
 Yes 27.4 [1.8] 13.3 [1.3] 7.4 [1.0] 32.5 [1.9] 1.17 (0.97, 1.42) 0.1
 No 25.8 [1.4] 13.5 [1.2] 7.9 [0.9] 26.6 [1.4] 1 Ref
Answered survey anonymously
 Yes 25.8 [2.0] 13.8 [1.6] 7.5 [1.2] 30.1 [2.1] 1.01 (0.83, 1.24) 0.91
 No 26.8 [1.3] 13.2 [1.0] 7.8 [0.8] 28.9 [1.4] 1 Ref

aWeighted percentages.