Table 2 Multiple logistic regression analyses on associations of loneliness with perceived needs for mental health care and mental health service use among Chinese residents during the COVID-19 epidemic, adjusting for the confounding effects of socio-demographic and epidemic characteristics and common mental health problems

Loneliness

Yes

2.50 (2.08, 3.00)

< 0.001

1.62 (1.08, 2.44)

0.020

No

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Subpopulation

Wuhan residents

0.99 (0.76, 1.29)

0.958

1.32 (0.74, 2.34)

0.352

Migrants from Wuhan

1.00 (0.75, 1.34)

0.998

1.19 (0.65, 2.20)

0.571

Other Hubei residents

0.88 (0.60, 1.29)

0.515

1.03 (0.44, 2.38)

0.955

Other residents

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Gender

Female

1.38 (1.12, 1.69)

0.002

0.76 (0.51, 1.14)

0.186

Male

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Age-group (years)

16–29

1.30 (0.82, 2.05)

0.263

0.37 (0.13, 1.05)

0.063

30–49

1.26 (0.85, 1.87)

0.254

0.80 (0.35, 1.83)

0.590

50+

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Marital status

Others^a

1.84 (1.30, 2.60)

0.001

2.22 (1.20, 4.13)

0.011

Never-married

0.95 (0.72, 1.25)

0.700

2.42 (1.19, 4.91)

0.014

Married

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Employment status

Students

1.10 (0.77, 1.58)

0.609

1.99 (1.07, 3.71)

0.031

Unemployed

0.94 (0.70, 1.28)

0.709

0.40 (0.12, 1.33)

0.134

Employed

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Education

Associate’s degree and above

0.98 (0.75, 1.29)

0.893

0.86 (0.49, 1.50)

0.591

Middle school and below

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Perceived severity of the epidemic in current residence place

Severe

0.99 (0.79, 1.25)

0.929

0.77 (0.46, 1.27)

0.298

Not severe

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Having family members or close relatives infected with SARS-CoV-2^b

Yes

2.33 (1.03, 5.26)

0.042

0.81 (0.19, 3.48)

0.779

No

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Having colleagues, friends or classmates infected with SARS-CoV-2^b

Yes

1.33 (1.02, 1.73)

0.036

1.86 (1.07, 3.22)

0.027

No

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Having infected neighbors living in the same community/village

Yes

1.22 (0.94, 1.57)

0.132

1.08 (0.62, 1.89)

0.788

No

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Common mental health problems

Yes

6.09 (4.96, 7.48)

< 0.001

4.34 (2.77, 6.80)

< 0.001

No

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