Table 3 Correlation between perceived fear of COVID-19 infection, and demographic, clinical, and COVID-19-related factors of patients with RA
FCV-19S Age | Pearson correlation (r) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
−0.06 | 0.574 | ||
Number of family members | 0.23 | 0.020 | |
M (SD) | MWU | Â | |
Gender |  | −1.16 | 0.248 |
 Female | 18.6 (8.4) |  |  |
 Male | 22.1 (6.9) |  |  |
Marital status |  | −0.82 | 0.410 |
 Married | 19.1 (8.4) |  |  |
 Not married | 17.2 (8.3) |  |  |
Education |  | −1.40 | 0.161 |
 Non-to-low | 17.8 (8.8) |  |  |
 Higher | 20.2 (7.7) |  |  |
Working status |  | −0.58 | 0.564 |
 Employed | 19.8 (7.8) |  |  |
 Unemployed | 18.8 (8.5) |  |  |
History of medical comorbidities |  | −0.18 | 0.856 |
 No | 18.9 (8.0) |  |  |
 Yes | 19.0 (8.4) |  |  |
Compliance with COVID-19 precautions |  | −0.69 | 0.492 |
 No | 17.8 (8.2) |  |  |
 Yes | 19.3 (8.4) |  |  |
Current DAS28 |  | −0.29 | 0.770 |
 Remission-to-low | 19.12 (7.2) |  |  |
 Moderate to-high | 18.8 (8.7) |  |  |
MHAQ |  | −0.75 | 0.452 |
 Normal-to-mild | 19.4 (8.4) |  |  |
 Moderate-to-severe | 17.7 (8.3) |  |  |