Table 2.

Multiple logistic regression of five-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale-defined cases

Variable	OR (95% CI)	p
Being female	1.13 (0.78–1.64)	0.501
Age group (yr)*
18–29	1.00 (reference)
30–39	0.63 (0.36–1.10)	0.104
40–49	0.70 (0.41–1.21)	0.203
50–59	0.50 (0.27–0.94)	0.032
≥ 60	0.40 (0.19–0.83)	0.013
Education level*
Junior high school or below	1.14 (0.73–1.77)	0.574
Senior high school	1.80 (1.07–3.02)	0.026
Junior college or above	1.00 (reference)
Perceived SARS as serious
Yes	1.27 (0.54–2.98)	0.592
Don’t know	0.69 (0.38–1.24)	0.217
No	1.00 (reference)
Perceived survival rate of SARS patients < 50%	0.86 (0.58–1.29)	0.470
Worried about SARS recurrence in the coming autumn/winter	1.48 (1.02–2.16)	0.045
Confident in government’s capability in managing SARS recurrence	1.37 (0.92–2.03)	0.119
Disagreed that self measures of control can reduce SARS infection	1.04 (0.57–1.89)	0.901
Not prepared for SARS recurrence	0.91 (0.62–1.33)	0.602
Self/relatives/neighbors ever been quarantined	1.60 (0.95–2.71)	0.078
Self/relatives/friends experienced SARS-related discrimination	1.38 (0.80–2.39)	0.244

^*All missing cases were deleted. OR = Odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome.