Increased psychological distress after the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown in the Saudi population: a cross-sectional study

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 2 Risk factors and epidemiological data (N = 510)

Dimension/factor	N	%
*COVID-19-like symptoms* during the past 14 days^a
Headache	158	31.0
Myalgia	98	19.2
Nasal congestion	61	12.0
Sore throat	57	11.2
Vertigo	47	9.2
Shortness of breath	40	7.8
Diarrhea	39	7.6
Fever > 1 day	25	4.9
Dry cough	19	3.7
Other digestive complaints	2	0.4
Anosmia-Ageusia	1	0.2
Number of COVID-19-like symptoms
None	284	55.7
1	83	16.3
2	61	12.0
3+	82	16.1
Direct contact with a confirmed case	39	7.6
Indirect contact with a confirmed case	40	7.8
Contact with the suspect case	51	10.0
Contact with contaminated material	13	2.5
Not sure	146	28.6
Self-reported overall physical health
Poor	5	1.0
Below moderate	23	4.5
Moderate	92	18.0
Optimal	144	28.2
Excellent	246	48.2
Chronic disease	70	13.7
Psychiatric comorbidity^b	58	11.4
Clinic or physician consultation in the past 14 days	121	23.7
Hospitalization in the past 14 days	4	0.8
Screening for COVID-19 in the past 14 days	52	10.2
Quarantined in the past 14 days	36	7.1
COVID-19 related death or ICU admission in the acquaintances	210	41.2