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. 2022 Aug 30;13:977361. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.977361

TABLE 2.

General anxiety disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scores of participants (N = 1,500).

Variables GAD-7 scores
Means (SD)
[95%CI]
p
CN SH CN Non-SH NA and WE CN SH CN Non-SH NA and WE CN SH CN Non-SH NA and WE
Gender 0.578 0.731 0.664
Male 8.74 (3.97) 5.23 (2.34) 3.77 (1.80) [8.27, 9.21] [4.96, 5.50] [3.54, 4.00]
Female 9.11 (3.75) 6.03 (2.08) 4.11 (2.66) [8.62, 9.60] [5.75, 6.31] [3.78, 4.44]
Vaccination status 0.344 0.544 0.650
1 Dose 8.69 (3.97) 7.00 (3.33) 4.21 (2.59) [6.53, 10.85] [4.93, 9.07] [3.59, 4.83]
2 Doses 10.07 (4.81) 5.70 (3.71) 3.92 (2.57) [8.29, 11.85] [5.01, 6.39] [3.43, 4.41]
3 Doses 8.98 (3.87) 5.76 (3.56) 3.89 (2.52) [8.63, 9.33] [5.40, 6.12] [3.62, 4.16]
Infection status 0.000 0.837 0.067
Yes 4.06 (2.65) 10.50 (4.04) 3.89 (2.48) [2.67, 5.45] [6.54, 14.46] [3.64, 4.14]
No 7.07 (4.11) 5.73 (3.56) 4.15 (2.74) [6.70, 7.44] [5.42, 6.04] [3.63, 4.67]
VOC 0.936 0.092 0.099
SZAFS 9.17 (3.86) 5.63 (3.54) 4.73 (3.07) [8.62, 9.72] [5.25, 6.01] [3.77, 5.69]
SZAMM 8.93 (3.93) 7.16 (4.17) 4.64 (2.29) [8.13, 9.73] [6.24, 8.08] [3.64, 5.64]
SCV 9.35 (3.31) 6.05 (3.17) 4.50 (2.87) [8.89, 9.81] [5.38, 6.72] [4.23, 4.77]
PFTF 0.823 0.526 0.284
Yes 9.13 (3.86) 5.83 (3.54) 3.29 (2.14) [8.65, 9.61] [5.38, 6.28] [2.27, 4.31]
No 8.94 (4.00) 5.71 (3.64) 3.96 (2.55) [8.44, 9.44] [5.27, 6.15] [3.73, 4.19]
SATSO 0.000 0.000 0.060
No sequelae 6.80 (5.36) 3.64 (3.91) 3.95 (2.50) [2.11, 11.49] [1.33, 5.95] [3.66, 4.24]
Mild sequelae 7.04 (3.93) 4.64 (3.36) 3.45 (2.69) [5.99, 8.09] [4.20, 5.08] [2.94, 3.96]
Moderate sequelae 7.17 (2.73) 5.31 (2.34) 4.42 (2.23) [6.78, 7.56] [4.93, 5.69] [3.89, 4.95]
Severe sequelae 10.85 (3.79) 8.82 (3.61) 4.34 (2.68) [10.39, 11.31] [8.16, 9.48] [3.55, 5.13]

CN, China, SH, Shanghai, NA, North America; WE, Western Europe; VOC, View of coexistence with COVID-19; SZAFS, Support zero-tolerance approach (because of fearing sequelae of Omicron); SZAMM, Support zero-tolerance approach (because of misgiving medical resource crowding); SCV, Support co-existence with virus as much as possible; PFTF, Psychological fear toward friends infected with COVID-19; SATSO, Subjective attitude toward the sequelae of Omicron.