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

Table 3 Factors associated with concern about COVID-19 (N = 2058)

	Coef.	P	[95% Conf. Interval]
Age:
18–39	Ref
40–49	−0.50	0.33	[−1.51;	0.50]
50–59	−2.80	< 0.01	[−3.97;	−1.62]
60–69	−4.14	< 0.01	[−5.87;	−2.42]
70 and over	−1.23	0.59	[−5.70;	3.25]
Household economic situation:
Very good or good	Ref
Average	0.07	0.89	[−0.94;	1.08]
Bad or very bad	2.66	< 0.01	[1.36;	3.96]
Household size:
1 person	Ref
2 persons	1.12	0.22	[−0.66;	2.90]
3 persons	3.67	< 0.01	[2.02;	5.31]
4 persons	3.16	< 0.01	[1.54;	4.79]
5 or more persons	4.58	< 0.01	[2.99;	6.16]
General health status:
Very good	Ref
Good	2.59	< 0.01	[1.29;	3.88]
Average	3.61	< 0.01	[2.21;	5.00]
Bad	1.64	0.15	[−0.57;	3.86]
Very bad	3.17	0.28	[−2.59;	8.93]
Higher risk occupation:
No	Ref
Yes	−1.65	< 0.01	[− 2.69;	−0.60]
Current NCDs:
No NCD	Ref
Any NCD^a	1.28	0.04	[0.08;	2.49]
Symptoms of mental disorders: ^b
Anxiety	5.62	< 0.01	[4.45;	6.79]
Adjustment disorder	4.57	< 0.01	[3.60;	5.55]
PTSD	2.78	< 0.01	[1.40;	4.16]

Results are adjusted for other variables in table using backward stepwise multivariate regression (R-Squared = 0.30)
^aOne or more of diabetes, hypertension, CVD, or cancer
^bGAD-7 anxiety score > 9; PHQ-9 depression score > 9; ADNM 8 adjustment disorder score > 18.4; see methods section for PTSD (ITQ) scoring. Reference category is no mental disorders

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