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Table 4 Association of sociodemographic characteristics with anxiety levels

From: Assessment of depression, anxiety and stress levels in the Ecuadorian general population during social isolation due to the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study

  

Anxiety

Variable

Rate

Severity Frequency (percentage)

Normal

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Extremely severe

Sex

 Male

4 (0–8)

173 (45.9)

21 (37.5)

36 (30.5)

12 (34.3)

5 (12.8)

 Female

6(2–12)

204 (54.1)

35 (62.5)

82 (69.5)

23 (65.7)

34 (87.2)

P

0.000

     

Relationship status

 Single

6(2–12)

236 (62.6)

38 (67.9)

82 (69.5)

29 (82.9)

35 (89.7)

 Married

4(0–8)

104 (27.6)

14 (25)

21 (17.8)

4 (11.4)

4 (10.3)

 Widow(er)

0 (0–0)

2 (0.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Divorced/separated

6 (2–10)

23 (6.1)

2 (3.6)

10 (8.5)

2 (5.7)

0 (0)

 Free union

6 (2–10)

12 (3.2)

2 (3.6)

5 (4.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

P

0.0001

     

Level of education

 None

0 (0–0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Primary education

2 (0–4)

2 (0.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Secondary education

6 (2–10)

136 (36.1)

18 (32.1)

54 (45.8)

20 (57.1)

25 (64.1)

 Technical

4 (0–10)

16 (4.2)

1 (1.8)

3 (2.5)

1 (2.9)

2 (5.1)

 University

4 (2–10)

166 (44)

29 (51.8)

50 (42.4)

14 (40)

9 (23.1)

 Postgraduate

4 (0–8)

57 (15.1)

8 (14.3)

11 (9.3)

0 (0)

3 (7.7)

P

0.004

     

Location

 Guayas

6 (2–10)

241 (63.9)

40 (71.4)

77 (65.3)

19 (54.3)

28 (71.8)

 Rest of the country

4 (2–10)

136 (36.1)

16 (28.6)

41 (34.7)

16 (45.7)

11 (28.2)

P

0.432

     

Type of residence

 Own apartment

6 (2–10)

41 (10.9)

10 (17.9)

12 (10.2)

4 (11.4)

6 (15.4)

 Rented apartment

6 (2–10)

28 (7.4)

6 (10.7)

8 (6.8)

2 (5.7)

6 (15.4)

 Own house

6 (2–10)

235 (62.3)

31 (55.4)

78 (66.1)

19 (54.3)

18 (46.2)

 Rented house

4 (0–10)

21 (5.6)

1 (1.8)

5 (4.2)

3 (8.6)

0 (0)

 Family home

6 (2–12)

51 (13.5)

8 (14.3)

15 (12.7)

7 (20)

9 (23.1)

 Other

4 (4–4)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

P

0.619

     

Cohabitants with physical and/or intellectual disabilities

 Yes

6 (4–10)

38 (10.1)

10 (17.9)

13 (11.1)

2 (5.7)

4 (10.3)

 No

4 (2–10)

339 (89.9)

46 (82.1)

104 (88.9)

33 (94.3)

35 (89.7)

P

0.135

     

Student

 Yes

6 (2–12)

169 (44.8)

24 (42.9)

68 (57.6)

21 (61.8)

30 (76.9)

 No

4 (2–8)

208 (55.2)

32 (57.1)

50 (42.4)

13 (38.2)

9 (23.1)

P

0.001

     

COVID-19 symptoms

 Yes

8 (2–14)

45 (11.9)

15 (26.8)

24 (20.3)

11 (31.4)

11 (28.2)

 No

4 (2–10)

332 (88.1)

41 (73.2)

94 (79.7)

24 (68.6)

28 (71.8)

P

0.002

     

COVID-19 diagnosis

 Yes

8 (2–14)

16 (4.2)

5 (8.9)

6 (5.1)

5 (14.3)

3 (7.7)

 No

6 (2–10)

361 (95.8)

51 (91.1)

112 (94.9)

30 (85.7)

36 (92.3)

P

0.164

     

Relative diagnosed with COVID-19

 Yes

8 (4–14)

27 (7.2)

10 (17.9)

17 (14.4)

7 (20)

6 (15.4)

 No

4 (2–10)

350 (92.8)

46 (82.1)

101 (85.6)

28 (80)

33 (84.6)

P

0.004