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Table 2 Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depressive symptoms among participated physicians

From: Immediate psychological outcomes associated with COVID-19 pandemic in frontline physicians: a cross-sectional study in Egypt

Independent Variable

Observed Anxiety Symptoms

(GAD7 score ≥ 10)

n = 187

Observed Depressive Symptoms

(PHQ9 score ≥ 10)

n = 104

M (SD) n(%)

B

S.E.

Wald

Adj.OR(95%CI)

M (SD) n(%)

B

S.E.

Wald

Adj.OR(95%CI)

Age

38.5 ± 5.9

−0.018

0.055

0.104

1.03 (0.9–1.1)

37.7 ± 8.2

−0.013 

0.023

0.303

0.99(0.94–1.03)

Family support

2.4 ± 1.35

0.04

0.07

0.2

0.74(0.48–1.13)

2.2 ± 1.4

1.6

0.8

15.2

0.64*** (0.5–0.84)

Sleep quality

6 ± 2.8

0.753

0.203

13.74

0.53** (0.37–0.71)

5.72 ± 2.9

−0.176

0.052

11.23

0.51**(0.35–0.74)

Material preparedness

8 ± 1.7

0.013

0.76

0.006

0.98 (0.69–1.39)

7.8 ± 1.8

−0.166

0.078

4.6

0.84(0.7–1.02)

Psychological preparedness

5.1 ± 3.1

1.08

0.24

21.06

0.39*** (0.25–0.6)

5.6 ± 3.2

−0.02

0.045

0.192

0.88(0.9–1.08)

Gender

 Male (n = 138) □

104(55.6%)

−0.360

0.688

0.274

 

56(53.8%)

−0.403

0.320

1.58

 

 Female(n = 99)

83(44.4%)

   

2.74(0.69–10.7)

48(46.2%)

   

1.5(0.8–2.9)

Marital Status

 Single (n = 35) □

27(14.4%)

−3.312

1.41

5.52

 

16(15.4%)

0.069

0.497

0.019

 

 Married (n = 202)

160(85.6%)

   

0.24(0.03–1.98)

88(84.6%)

   

0.97(0.35–2.68)

Having Children

 No (n = 34) □

28(15%)

4.86

1.33

13.29

 

23(22.1%)

0.022

0.424

0.003

 

 Yes(n = 203)

159(85%)

   

20.2*** (3.7–108.4)

81(77.9%)

   

0.98(0.41–2.3)

Working hospitals

 Teaching (n = 134) □

107(57.2%)

0.228

0.681

0.112

 

40(38.5%)

0.149

0.314

0.224

 

 Isolation (n = 103)

80(42.8%)

   

1.32(0.35–4.9)

64(61.5%)

   

0.8(0.43–1.5)

Professional degree

 Registrar/Consultant(n = 92) □

75(40.1%)

0.85

0.273

15.6

 

36(34.6%)

−0.18

0.072

9.231

 

 Residents (n = 145)

112(59.9%)

   

3.28* (3.60–11.5)

68(65.4%)

   

1.39*(1.1–1.74)

Affected social life

 No and mild effect (n = 107) □

93(49.7%)

−1.48

0.69

4.59

 

53(51%)

0.447

0.286

2.45

 

 Significant effect (n = 130)

94(50.3%)

   

0.18 * (0.04–7.8)

51(49%)

   

0.56*(0.5–1.01)

Affected financial Status

 No and mild effect (n = 166) □

128(68.4%)

1.054

0.76

1.89

 

70(67.3%)

−0.14

0.322

0.191

 

 Significant effect (n = 71)

59(31.6%)

   

3.01 (0.73–12.3)

34(32.7%)

   

1.23(0.64–2.37)

Experience social Stigmatization

 No(n = 140) □

123(65.8%)

    

26(25%)

    

 Yes(n = 97)

64(34.2%)

1.6

0.89

10.7

1.56** (1.24–1.97)

78(75%)

1.2

0.9

18.05

1.9*** (1.42–2.57)

  1. Bold font indicates significantly different prevalence and odds ratios (p < 0.05)
  2. □ Referent group * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001