Skip to main content

Table 2 Target symptoms stratified according to participantā€™s baseline characteristics

From: A look behind the scenes: COVID-19 impact on depression and perceived stress of UAE population

Variables

Average depression score Ā± SD

P-value

Average anxiety score Ā± SD

P-value

Total

10.5 Ā± 6.6

Ā 

18.7 Ā± 4.2

-

Age categories

Ā 

0.009

Ā 

0.001

ā€ƒ18ā€“20

13.4 Ā± 7.4

Ā 

20.7 Ā± 4.2

Ā 

ā€ƒ21ā€“40

10.5 Ā± 6.2

Ā 

18.8 Ā± 4.1

Ā 

ā€ƒ41ā€“60

7.7 Ā± 6.9

Ā 

16.3 Ā± 3.1

Ā 

ā€ƒ>60

4.0 Ā± 0.0

Ā 

13.0 Ā± 0.0

Ā 

Gender

Ā 

0.681

Ā 

0.001

ā€ƒMale

10.2 Ā± 6.2

Ā 

17.0 Ā± 3.9

Ā 

ā€ƒFemale

10.6 Ā± 6.7

Ā 

19.2 Ā± 4.1

Ā 

Marital status

Ā 

0.11

Ā 

0.11

ā€ƒSingle

9.9 Ā± 6.9

Ā 

18.3 Ā± 4.2

Ā 

ā€ƒMarried

11.3 Ā± 6.1

Ā 

19.2 Ā± 4.1

Ā 

ā€ƒDivorced

6.2 Ā± 7.4

Ā 

16.0 Ā± 2.9

Ā 

Employment

Ā 

0.48

Ā 

0.49

ā€ƒGovernmental

10.7 Ā± 7.0

Ā 

18.4 Ā± 4.2

Ā 

ā€ƒPrivate

10.2 Ā± 6.6

Ā 

18.7 Ā± 4.1

Ā 

ā€ƒSelf-employed

13.0 Ā± 6.6

Ā 

20.3 Ā± 3.8

Ā 

ā€ƒUnemployed

9.8 Ā± 5.9

Ā 

18.5 Ā± 4.7

Ā 

Educational level

Ā 

0.36

Ā 

0.01

ā€ƒLess than high school

12.2 Ā± 7.1

Ā 

20.3 Ā± 3.7

Ā 

ā€ƒHigh school

10.8 Ā± 7.5

Ā 

19.1 Ā± 4.8

Ā 

ā€ƒBachelor

11.0 Ā± 6.6

Ā 

19.0 Ā± 4.0

Ā 

ā€ƒMaster of Science

8.8 Ā± 6.0

Ā 

17.8 Ā± 4.0

Ā 

ā€ƒPh.D.

9.0 Ā± 4.8

Ā 

15.2 Ā± 3.1

Ā 

School attendance

Ā 

0.003

Ā 

0.001

ā€ƒNot a student

9.9 Ā± 6.6

Ā 

18.2 Ā± 4.2

Ā 

ā€ƒHigh School

15.9 Ā± 7.1

Ā 

22.6 Ā± 2.9

Ā 

ā€ƒUndergraduate

11.5 Ā± 6.0

Ā 

18.8 Ā± 4.4

Ā 

ā€ƒGraduate

8.5 Ā± 4.4

Ā 

18.8 Ā± 2.3

Ā 

Occupation

Ā 

0.002

Ā 

0.60

ā€ƒMedical

10.4 Ā± 5.7

Ā 

18.8 Ā± 4.0

Ā 

ā€ƒNon-medical

10.8 Ā± 7.3

Ā 

18.8 Ā± 4.3

Ā 

Contact with COVID-19 patients

Ā 

0.96

Ā 

0.50

ā€ƒYes

10.7 Ā± 7.2

Ā 

19.1 Ā± 3.6

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

10.4 Ā± 6.4

Ā 

18.5 Ā± 4.2

Ā 

ā€ƒNot sure

10.7 Ā± 7.0

Ā 

19.4 Ā± 4.5

Ā 

Curfew type

Ā 

0.19

Ā 

0.03

ā€ƒComplete

11.6 Ā± 6.5

Ā 

19.5 Ā± 4.1

Ā 

ā€ƒPartial

10.0 Ā± 6.6

Ā 

18.1 Ā± 4.1

Ā 

ā€ƒNone

11.0 Ā± 0.0

Ā 

24.0 Ā± 0.0

Ā 

Duration of curfew

Ā 

0.13

Ā 

0.11

ā€ƒ< 1 week

11.8 Ā± 9.3

Ā 

21.0 Ā± 4.7

Ā 

ā€ƒ2ā€“3 weeks

7.8 Ā± 5.0

Ā 

18.7 Ā± 3.8

Ā 

ā€ƒ4ā€“8 weeks

9.1 Ā± 6.0

Ā 

17.5 Ā± 4.3

Ā 

ā€ƒ>8 weeks

11.2 Ā± 6.8

Ā 

19.0 Ā± 4.1

Ā 

Monthly income negatively affected

Ā 

0.25

Ā 

0.34

ā€ƒYes

9.5 Ā± 6.2

Ā 

18.2 Ā± 4.4

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

11.0 Ā± 6.9

Ā 

18.9 Ā± 4.0

Ā 

ā€ƒNot sure

11.5 Ā± 5.9

Ā 

19.4 Ā± 3.9

Ā 

Worked from home

Ā 

0.90

Ā 

0.92

ā€ƒYes

10.1 Ā± 6.6

Ā 

18.3 Ā± 4.2

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

11.1 Ā± 6.6

Ā 

19.3 Ā± 4.0

Ā 

Work performance

Ā 

<0.001

Ā 

<0.001

ā€ƒNegative

12.7 Ā± 6.7

Ā 

19.8 Ā± 4.1

Ā 

ā€ƒPositive

8.1 Ā± 6.3

Ā 

17.3 Ā± 3.7

Ā 

ā€ƒNo effect

7.6 Ā± 4.9

Ā 

17.1 Ā± 3.8

Ā 
  1. Total, n (%), 100 (47.8%) had depressive symptoms and 177 (84.7%) were anxious