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Table 3 Factors significantly associated with mental health outcomes (at least one of the two rating scales) identified by multivariate regression analysis

From: COVID-19 related poor mental health and sleep disorders in rheumatic patients: a citizen science project

 

PSS-10

IES-R

β

p

β

p

Gender*

0.12

< 0.01

0.14

< 0.01

Age

−0.23

< 0.01

−0.09

0.06.

Region of residenceΔ

−0.09

0.03

−0.10

0.02

Comorbidities

 Overweight/obesity◊

0.11

0.01

0.07

0.12.

 Intestinal diseases◊

0.05

0.19

0.10

0.03

 Anxiety disorder◊

0.08

0.07.

0.19

< 0.01

After lockdown

 Psychopharmacology◊

0.26

< 0.01

0.12

0.22.

 Sources of anxietyω

0.19

< 0.01

0.13

< 0.01

  1. *The variable was codified as female = 2; male = 1
  2. Δ The variable was codified as 0 = living in a region different from Lombardy; 1 = living in Lombardy
  3. ◊The variable was codified as 0 = no; 1 = yes
  4. ωThe variable was codified as 0 = no source of anxiety; 1 = health; 2 = work and finances; 3 = social isolation
  5. β = standarizedregression coefficient
  6. IES-R: Impact of Event Scale – Revised; PSS-10: Perceived Stress Scale; ns: not significant
  7. In bold statistically significant p
  8. Factors significantly associated with mental health outcomes (at least one of the two rating scales) identified by multivariate regression analysis