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Table 3 Relation between anxiety subscale of HADS and socio-demographic factors

From: Fear of COVID-19 infection and its relation to depressive and anxiety symptoms among elderly population: online survey

Characteristic

Anxiety subscale

p value

Total score

5 (1–20)

Age groups

 60–64

4 (1–20)

 

 65–69

6 (1–16)

 

 70–74

3 (1–18)

 

 ≥ 75

10 (2–19)

0.136

Sex

 Male

3 (1–20)

 

 Female

6 (1–20)

0.016

Marital status

 Single

3 (2–13)

 

 Married

5 (1–20)

 

 Widow

6 (1–19)

 

 Divorced

3 (2–10)

0.146

Education

 Not educated

10 (1–20)

 

 Primary/tertiary

11 (3–20)

 

 University

4 (1–17)

 

 Post-graduate

5 (1–16)

< 0.001

Residence

 Country side

5 (2–18)

 

 Urban

5 (1–20)

0.659

Living

 Alone

5 (2–19)

 

 With wife

5 (1–20)

 

 With wife and children

5 (1–20)

 

 With children

5 (1–18)

0.864

Work

 No

5 (1–20)

 

 Yes

5 (1–17)

0.466

Chronic disease

 No

4 (1–17)

 

 Yes

5 (1–20)

0.187

Infected with corona

 No

4 (1–20)

 

 Yes

6 (1–20)

 

 Do not know

7 (1–17)

0.063