Table 2 Target symptoms stratified according to participant’s baseline characteristics
From: A look behind the scenes: COVID-19 impact on depression and perceived stress of UAE population
| Variables | Average depression score ± SD | P-value | Average anxiety score ± SD | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 10.5 ± 6.6 | 18.7 ± 4.2 | - | |
| Age categories | 0.009 | 0.001 | ||
| 18–20 | 13.4 ± 7.4 | 20.7 ± 4.2 | ||
| 21–40 | 10.5 ± 6.2 | 18.8 ± 4.1 | ||
| 41–60 | 7.7 ± 6.9 | 16.3 ± 3.1 | ||
| >60 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 13.0 ± 0.0 | ||
| Gender | 0.681 | 0.001 | ||
| Male | 10.2 ± 6.2 | 17.0 ± 3.9 | ||
| Female | 10.6 ± 6.7 | 19.2 ± 4.1 | ||
| Marital status | 0.11 | 0.11 | ||
| Single | 9.9 ± 6.9 | 18.3 ± 4.2 | ||
| Married | 11.3 ± 6.1 | 19.2 ± 4.1 | ||
| Divorced | 6.2 ± 7.4 | 16.0 ± 2.9 | ||
| Employment | 0.48 | 0.49 | ||
| Governmental | 10.7 ± 7.0 | 18.4 ± 4.2 | ||
| Private | 10.2 ± 6.6 | 18.7 ± 4.1 | ||
| Self-employed | 13.0 ± 6.6 | 20.3 ± 3.8 | ||
| Unemployed | 9.8 ± 5.9 | 18.5 ± 4.7 | ||
| Educational level | 0.36 | 0.01 | ||
| Less than high school | 12.2 ± 7.1 | 20.3 ± 3.7 | ||
| High school | 10.8 ± 7.5 | 19.1 ± 4.8 | ||
| Bachelor | 11.0 ± 6.6 | 19.0 ± 4.0 | ||
| Master of Science | 8.8 ± 6.0 | 17.8 ± 4.0 | ||
| Ph.D. | 9.0 ± 4.8 | 15.2 ± 3.1 | ||
| School attendance | 0.003 | 0.001 | ||
| Not a student | 9.9 ± 6.6 | 18.2 ± 4.2 | ||
| High School | 15.9 ± 7.1 | 22.6 ± 2.9 | ||
| Undergraduate | 11.5 ± 6.0 | 18.8 ± 4.4 | ||
| Graduate | 8.5 ± 4.4 | 18.8 ± 2.3 | ||
| Occupation | 0.002 | 0.60 | ||
| Medical | 10.4 ± 5.7 | 18.8 ± 4.0 | ||
| Non-medical | 10.8 ± 7.3 | 18.8 ± 4.3 | ||
| Contact with COVID-19 patients | 0.96 | 0.50 | ||
| Yes | 10.7 ± 7.2 | 19.1 ± 3.6 | ||
| No | 10.4 ± 6.4 | 18.5 ± 4.2 | ||
| Not sure | 10.7 ± 7.0 | 19.4 ± 4.5 | ||
| Curfew type | 0.19 | 0.03 | ||
| Complete | 11.6 ± 6.5 | 19.5 ± 4.1 | ||
| Partial | 10.0 ± 6.6 | 18.1 ± 4.1 | ||
| None | 11.0 ± 0.0 | 24.0 ± 0.0 | ||
| Duration of curfew | 0.13 | 0.11 | ||
| < 1 week | 11.8 ± 9.3 | 21.0 ± 4.7 | ||
| 2–3 weeks | 7.8 ± 5.0 | 18.7 ± 3.8 | ||
| 4–8 weeks | 9.1 ± 6.0 | 17.5 ± 4.3 | ||
| >8 weeks | 11.2 ± 6.8 | 19.0 ± 4.1 | ||
| Monthly income negatively affected | 0.25 | 0.34 | ||
| Yes | 9.5 ± 6.2 | 18.2 ± 4.4 | ||
| No | 11.0 ± 6.9 | 18.9 ± 4.0 | ||
| Not sure | 11.5 ± 5.9 | 19.4 ± 3.9 | ||
| Worked from home | 0.90 | 0.92 | ||
| Yes | 10.1 ± 6.6 | 18.3 ± 4.2 | ||
| No | 11.1 ± 6.6 | 19.3 ± 4.0 | ||
| Work performance | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Negative | 12.7 ± 6.7 | 19.8 ± 4.1 | ||
| Positive | 8.1 ± 6.3 | 17.3 ± 3.7 | ||
| No effect | 7.6 ± 4.9 | 17.1 ± 3.8 |