Table 5 Association of sociodemographic characteristics with stress levels
Stress | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Rate | Severity Frequency (percentage) | ||||
Normal | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Extremely severe | ||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 8 (4–12) | 213 (44.2) | 13 (24.5) | 13 (25) | 8 (25) | 0 (0) |
Female | 10 (6–16) | 269 (55.8) | 40 (75.5) | 39 (75) | 24 (75) | 5 (100) |
P | 0.000 | |||||
Relationship status | ||||||
Single | 10 (6–16) | 306 (63.5) | 39 (73.6) | 42 (80.2) | 28 (87.5) | 4 (80) |
Married | 8 (4–12) | 128 (26.6) | 7 (13.2) | 7 (13.5) | 4 (12.5) | 1 (20) |
Widow(er) | 6 (6–6) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Divorced/separated | 8 (2–14) | 29 (6) | 5 (9.4) | 3 (5.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Free union | 8 (6–14) | 17 (3.5) | 2 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
P | 0.000 | |||||
Level of education | ||||||
None | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Primary education | 7 (6–8) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Secondary education | 12 (6–18) | 173 (35.9) | 31 (58.5) | 25 (48.1) | 21 (65.6) | 3 (60) |
Technical | 8 (6–18) | 17 (3.5) | 1 (1.9) | 2 (3.8) | 2 (6.3) | 1 (20) |
University | 8 (4–14) | 219 (45.4) | 19 (35.8) | 21 (40.4) | 8 (25) | 0 (0) |
Postgraduate | 8 (4–14) | 71 (14.7) | 2 (3.8) | 4 (7.7) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (20) |
P | 0.000 | |||||
Location | ||||||
Guayas | 10 (4–14) | 311 (64.5) | 29 (54.7) | 40 (76.9) | 20 (62.5) | 4 (80) |
Rest of the country | 10 (6–14) | 171 (35.5) | 24 (45.3) | 12 (23.1) | 12 (37.5) | 1 (20) |
P | 0.851 | |||||
Type of residence | ||||||
Own department | 10 (6–16) | 54 (11.2) | 7 (13.2) | 4 (7.7) | 7 (21.9) | 1 (20) |
Rented apartment | 10 (6–14) | 39 (8.1) | 4 (7.5) | 3 (5.8) | 3 (9.4) | 1 (20) |
Own house | 8 (4–14) | 303 (62.9) | 29 (54.7) | 32 (61.5) | 14 (43.8) | 3 (60) |
Rented house | 10 (4–14) | 25 (5.2) | 2 (3.8) | 2 (3.8) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0) |
Family home | 10 (6–16) | 60 (12.4) | 11 (20.8) | 11 (21.2) | 7 (21.9) | 0 (0) |
Other | 0 (0–0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
P | 0.619 | |||||
Cohabitants with physical and/or intellectual disabilities | ||||||
Yes | 10 (6–16) | 49 (10.2) | 6 (11.3) | 5 (9.6) | 6 (18.8) | 0 (0) |
No | 10 (4–14) | 432 (89.8) | 47 (88.7) | 47 (90.4) | 26 (81.3) | 5 (100) |
P | 0.402 | |||||
Student | ||||||
Yes | 10 (6–16) | 221 (45.9) | 31 (58.5) | 28 (54.9) | 27 (84.4) | 4 (80) |
No | 8 (4–12) | 261 (54.1) | 22 (41.5) | 23 (45.1) | 5 (15.6) | 1 (20) |
P | 0.000 | |||||
COVID-19 symptoms | ||||||
Yes | 11 (6–16) | 74 (15.4) | 15 (28.3) | 11 (21.2) | 5 (15.6) | 1 (20) |
No | 10 (4–14) | 408 (84.6) | 38 (71.7) | 41 (78.8) | 27 (84.4) | 4 (80) |
P | 0.054 | |||||
COVID-19 diagnosis | ||||||
Yes | 8 (4–18) | 25 (5.2) | 3 (5.7) | 6 (11.5) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0) |
No | 10 (6–14) | 457 (94.8) | 50 (94.3) | 46 (88.5) | 31 (96.9) | 5 (100) |
P | 0.939 | |||||
Relative diagnosed with COVID-19 | ||||||
Yes | 12 (6–18) | 45 (9.3) | 9 (17) | 8 (15.4) | 5 (15.6) | 0 (0) |
No | 10 (4–14) | 437 (90.7) | 44 (83) | 44 (84.6) | 27 (84.4) | 5 (100) |
P | 0.032 | |||||