Table 6 Binary logistic regression analysis of the predictors of depression among the studied group

Age > 40

0.134

0.150

0.793

0.373

0.875

0.651

1.175

Female sex

1.774

1.016

2.456

0.060

0.062

0.009

0.457

Divorced

1.623

0.42

1.796

0.616

1.439

0.234

5.314.

Residence

0.776

0.562

1.905

0.168

2.173

0.722

6.544

Live alone

1.179

0.42

1.098

0.250

3.250

0.614

2.317

Illiterate

1.282

0.90

1.424

0.11

9.794

1.677

57.180

Not working

8.671

2.059

17.736

< 0.001**

5.831

1.030

32.985

 > 2 children

1.041

0.848

1.508

0.219

2.832

0.538

14.909

Low financial status

2.476

0.689

12.898

< 0.001**

11.896

3.080

45.949

 Positive family history of epilepsy

0.770

0.738

1.089

0.297

2.159

0.509

9.166

 Positive family history of psychiatric disorder

3.389

1.716

3.901

0.048

29.624

1.026

855.25

 Positive past history of psychiatric disorder

− 0.250

1.852

0.018

0.893

0.779

0.021

29.368

 Age of onset < 17 years

0.242

0.160

2.303

0.129

0.785

0.574

1.073

 Duration >14years

0.061

0.154

0.156

0.693

1.063

0.785

1.438

 Generalized seizures

1.597

1.224

0.635

0.31

1.474

0.33

4.59

Refractory

6.003

1.375

19.051

< 0.001**

14.60

7.31

59.93

 > 1 AEDs

1.109

0.917

1.464

0.226

3.032

0.503

18.279

 Any time seizures

0.674

1.267

0.283

0.595

1.962

0.164

23.510

Fear of infection by COVID-19

12.06

2.764

19.064

< 0.001**

5.06

2.12

20.001

Fear of death by COVID-19

5.608

2.102

5.85

0.044*

4.992

2.181

32.071

 Closed people infection

0.470

0.698

0.453

0.501

0.625

0.159

2.454

Closed people death

7.046

3.132

1.060

0.024*

3.652

1.476

13.216

 Fear of job loss in the pandemic

1.177

3.435

1.757

0.100

1.347

0.894

3.217

 Job changes by pandemic

3.801

2.335

2.649

0.104

2.738

0.460

14.349

 Financial changes in the pandemic

− 0.344

1.102

0.097

0.755

0.709

0.082

6.154

Sleep disturbance during the pandemic

4.287

1.092

15.414

< 0.001**

12.713

3.556

61.953

Decrease family support during the pandemic

3.057

1.706

10.006

0.03*

3.945

1.237

23.772

 Continuous Follow news about the pandemic

− 0.615

0.737

0.696

0.404

0.541

0.127

2.293

Increase seizure rate

10.207

2.105

3.523

< 0.001**

7.098

2.438

26.762

Increase ER visit rate

8.566

1.676

3.701

0.004*

5.761

1.468

16.622

Lack of drug adherence during the pandemic

4.207

1.105

5.523

0.02*

4.270

2.438

22.627

Lack of routine follow-up during the pandemic

3.278

1.800

4.121

0.03*

3.757

1.158

16.635