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. 2022 Jul 21;19(7):551–561. doi: 10.30773/pi.2021.0365

Table 2.

Results of univariate logistic regression analysis to detect risk factors for depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

Variables Depression
Anxiety
OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p
Sociodemographic characteristics
Sex, female 1.605 1.120–2.111 <0.001*** 1.424 1.129–1.795 0.003**
School level, middle school 1.224 0.887–1.689 0.219 0.948 0.731–1.229 0.687
Religious, yes 1.133 0.839–1.530 0.416 1.079 0.835–1.395 0.560
Academic achievement level, poor 1.151 0.808–1.640 0.435 1.373 1.016–1.855 0.039*
Academic achievement level, average 1.178 0.845–1.643 0.334 1.342 1.008–1.786 0.044*
Underlying mental illness, yes 1.783 0.368–8.634 0.472 0.065 4.351–0.534 0.557
Underlying physical illness, yes 1.506 0.843–2.690 0.167 0.729 2.110–1.240 0.427
COVID-19 infection and quarantine experience
Personal infection experience, yes 1.241 0.144–10.67 0.844 0.754 0.088–6.472 0.797
Experience of infected acquaintances, yes 1.355 0.510–3.600 0.542 1.198 0.508–2.826 0.680
Personal quarantine experience, yes 1.134 0.631–2.039 0.674 1.328 0.814–2.165 0.256
Experience of quarantine of acquaintances, yes 1.034 0.747–1.431 0.839 1.194 0.911–1.563 0.199
Questionnaire items related to changes in daily life patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic
Convenience food intake, increased 1.125 0.846–1.496 0.419 1.104 0.866–1.407 0.424
Sleeping time, increased 0.975 0.723–1.316 0.869 1.106 0.861–1.420 0.431
TV watching time, increased 1.365 1.011–1.841 0.042* 1.411 1.093–1.821 0.008**
Internet usage, increased 1.226 0.931–1.615 0.146 0.981 0.775–1.242 0.874
PC or smartphone usage, increased 1.143 0.868–1.506 0.341 1.065 0.842–1.134 0.600
Exercise, increased 0.844 0.585–1.217 0.363 1.141 0.852–1.526 0.376
Questionnaire items related to psychosocial stress associated with COVID-19
Fear of COVID-19 infection, score 1.736 1.485–2.028 <0.001*** 1.786 1.563–2.040 <0.001***
Academic-related stress, score 1.157 1.030–1.300 0.014* 1.167 1.057–1.289 0.002**
Stress caused by changes in eating and sleeping patterns, score 1.112 0.982–1.259 0.094 1.055 0.949–1.172 0.324
Stress caused by changes in daily activities, score 1.117 0.986–1.265 0.083 1.091 0.983–1.121 0.102
Psychiatric scales
UCLA Loneliness Scale-3, score 1.041 0.953–1.138 0.369 0.996 0.992–1.075 0.909
Perceived Stress Scale-10, score 1.031 1.007–1.056 0.011* 1.009 0.989–1.029 0.396
Korean version of the Gratitude Questionnaire-6, score 0.967 0.944–0.991 0.006** 0.997 0.977–1.018 0.776
*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.001.

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval