Table 3.
Regression analysis of sociodemographic variables by elevated fear and depressive symptoms among the private job holders
| Sociodemographic parameters | Elevated fear (N = 440) | Depressive symptoms (N = 215) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | df | 95% CI | p Value | OR | df | 95% CI | p Value | |
| Age in years | ||||||||
| 25–35 | 0.725 | 1 | 0.073–1.273 | 0.999 | 1.115 | 1 | 0.125–9.951 | 0.922 |
| 36–45 | 0.982 | 1 | 0.063–11.052 | 0.999 | 0.876 | 1 | 0.100–7.698 | 0.905 |
| 46–60 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 0.871 | 1 | 0.457–1.659 | 0.674 | 1.287 | 1 | 0.774–2.139 | 0.331 |
| Female | 1 | |||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||||
| Below 18.5 (CED) | 4.063 | 1 | 1.217– 13.571 | 0.023 | 1.556 | 1 | 0.526–4.603 | 0.425 |
| 18.5–25 (normal) | 2.255 | 1 | 0.680–7.476 | 0.184 | 1.007 | 1 | 0.333–3.041 | 0.991 |
| Above 25 (obese) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married | 0.871 | 1 | 0.046–16.451 | 0.926 | 0.347 | 1 | 0.045–2.689 | 0.311 |
| Unmarried | 0.746 | 1 | 0.052–10.700 | 0.830 | 0.586 | 1 | 0.091–3.766 | 0.573 |
| Divorced | 0.577 | 1 | 0.040–8.271 | 0.685 | 0.919 | 1 | 0.140–6.021 | 0.929 |
| Widow | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Education level | ||||||||
| Primary | 2.651 | 1 | 1.048–6.709 | 0.040 | 0.510 | 1 | 0.258–1.009 | 0.050 |
| Secondary | 0.881 | 1 | 0.093–8.330 | 0.912 | 0.530 | 1 | 0.372–1.526 | 0.999 |
| Graduate and above | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Economic impression | ||||||||
| Low | 0.757 | 1 | 0.348–1.648 | 0.483 | 1.622 | 1 | 0.864–3.046 | 0.132 |
| Medium | 0.977 | 1 | 0.470–2.029 | 0.950 | 1.091 | 1 | 0.651–1.829 | 0.741 |
| High | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Residence area | ||||||||
| Urban | 0.854 | 1 | 0.380–1.921 | 0.703 | 1.414 | 1 | 0.822–2.431 | 0.211 |
| Rural | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Living status | ||||||||
| With family | 1.252 | 1 | 0.629–2.492 | 0.522 | 1.472 | 1 | 0.877–2.471 | 0.143 |
| Without family | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Smoking habit | ||||||||
| Smoker | 0.848 | 1 | 0.422–1.707 | 0.645 | 0.668 | 1 | 0.409–1.093 | 0.108 |
| Nonsmoker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Note: p‐values are significant at 95% confidence interval (p < 0.05). Significant p‐values are shown in bold.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CED, chronic energy deficiency; Covid‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; CI, confidence interval; df, degree of freedom; N, number; OR, odds ratio.