The influence of concern about COVID-19 on mental health in the Republic of Georgia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Sample Characteristics, by gender (N = 2088)

	Women		Men
	N	%	N	%
Total	1807	86.54	281	13.46
Age groups:
18–39	996	55.12	182	64.77
40–49	388	21.47	45	16.01
50–59	300	16.60	27	9.61
60–69	111	6.14	22	7.83
70 and over	12	0.66	5	1.78
Education:
Incomplete secondary	27	1.49	8	2.85
Completed secondary	98	5.42	18	6.41
Incomplete higher education	300	16.6	46	16.37
Completed higher education	1382	76.48	209	74.38
Living location:
Tbilisi	1255	69.45	193	68.68
Regional Centre	398	22.03	66	23.49
Village	154	8.52	22	7.83
Household economic situation:
Very good	26	1.45	12	4.27
Good	319	17.81	50	17.79
Average	1115	62.26	160	56.94
Bad	263	14.68	50	17.79
Very bad	68	3.80	9	3.20
Symptoms of mental disorders:^a
Anxiety	432	23.91	59	21.00
Depression	548	30.33	71	25.27
PTSD	213	11.79	35	12.46
Adjustment Disorder	736	40.73	87	30.96^b
Previously diagnosed with a mental disorder	260	14.81	42	15.61
Current NCDs:
Diagnosed diabetes	42	2.32	10	3.56
Diagnosed hypertension	146	8.08	23	8.19
Diagnosed cardiovascular disease	53	2.93	12	4.27
Diagnosed cancer	20	1.11	2	0.71
Respiratory illness	66	4.00	12	4.27

^aGAD-7 anxiety score > 9; PHQ-9 depression score > 9; ADNM 8 adjustment disorder score > 18.4; see methods section for PTSD (ITQ) scoring and further details
^bStatistically significant difference between women and men at P < 0.05 (Chi2)

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