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Table 2 Analysis of the association between demographic characteristics with depression and anxiety (based on HADS scores) among the study subjects using Chi-square test

From: An investigation of the association between religious coping, fatigue, anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco: a web-based cross-sectional survey

Variable

Depression

χ2

OR

95% CI

Anxiety

χ2

OR

95% CI

Positive (n)

Negative (n)

Positive (n)

Negative (n)

Age stages (years)

  ≤ 45

684

550

14.29***

1.81***

1.31–2.50

555

679

9.89***

1.67**

1.20–2.32

  > 45

82

119

   

66

135

   

Gender

 Female

376

248

20.49***

1.63***

1.31–2.04

341

283

57.35***

2.28***

1.81–2.85

 Male

390

421

   

280

531

   

Marital status

 Married

307

301

3.333

0.81

0.65–1.01

259

349

0.15

0.95

0.76–1.19

 Not married

459

368

   

362

465

   

Status as a parent

 Having children

226

243

7.24**

0.73**

0.58–0.91

195

274

0.72

0.90

0.71–1.13

 No children

540

426

   

426

540

   

Education

 Higher education

711

621

7.46

1.00

0.66–1.53

574

758

0.16

0.90

0.59–1.38

 Primary or secondary education

55

48

   

47

56

   

Living arrangements

 Alone

67

55

0.07

1.07

0.72–1.58

48

74

0.67

0.83

0.56–1.25

 Not alone

699

614

   

573

740

   

Household income decline

 Yes

250

153

16.39***

1.63***

1.28–2.08

203

200

11.10***

1.49***

1.17–1.88

 No

516

516

   

418

614

   

Life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic

 Satisfied

529

595

81.96***

0.28***

0.21–0.37

420

704

72.66***

0.33***

0.25–0.43

 Not satisfied

237

74

   

201

110

   

Looked up regular news

 Regularly

712

589

9.59**

1.79**

1.23–2.63

582

719

11.46***

1.97***

1.31–3.03

 Seldom

54

80

   

39

95

   

Compliance with protective measures

 High

505

474

3.78

0.79

0.63–1.00

429

550

0.31

1.07

0.85–1.35

 Low

261

195

   

192

264

   

Compliance with quarantine measures

 High

651

562

0.19

1.07

0.80–1.44

526

687

0.01

1.02

0.75–1.38

 Low

115

107

   

95

127

   

Chronic illness

 Yes

76

47

3.46

1.45

0.98–2.17

71

52

10.81**

1.89***

1.28–2.81

 No

690

622

   

550

762

   

Fear of COVID-19

 High

303

151

46.85***

2.24***

1.75–2.85

286

168

104.04***

3.28***

2.56–4.16

 Low

463

518

   

335

646

   

Fear of dying from COVID-19,

 High

87

13

47.38***

6.46***

3.57–12.5

88

12

85.64***

11.03***

5.88–25.0

 Low

679

656

   

533

802

   

Know someone died from COVID-19

 Yes

15

19

0.85

0.68

0.32–1.43

15

19

3.37

1.03

0.49–2.17

 No

751

650

   

606

795

   
  1. χ2 Chi-square test, OR odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001