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Table 2 Comparison of anxiety, stress and depression scores based on DASS-21 questioner between 4 groups of study

From: Comparison of the severity of psychological distress among four groups of an Iranian population regarding COVID-19 pandemic

Variables

Community population

(n = 241)

Patients with COVID-19

(n = 221)

Medical staff

(n = 217)

Medical students

(n = 207)

P-value

Stress

 Mean ± SD (Range)

27.34 ± 4.37 (18–38)

28.59 ± 5.18 (18–44)

26.23 ± 5.62 (14–42)

28.99 ± 4.53 (18–40)

< 0.001*

Anxiety

 Mean ± SD (Range)

26.04 ± 4.52 (16–38)

27.62 ± 5.12 (16–42)

26.15 ± 4.24 (14–40)

28.56 ± 4.67 (16–42)

< 0.001*

Depression

 Mean ± SD (Range)

26.09 ± 4.39 (16–40)

28.07 ± 5.06 (16–46)

26.18 ± 5.09 (14–42)

29.36 ± 4.42 (18–42)

< 0.001*

  1. * P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. In addition, the mean score of stress, anxiety and depression were compared between the groups two by two in which (Tukey) post hoc test