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Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted linear regression analyses for vulnerability factors and COVID-related worries predicting psychological distress.

From: Worry and mental health in the Covid-19 pandemic: vulnerability factors in the general Norwegian population

 

Unadjusted

Model 1: adjusted

Model 2: adjusted,

worry as predictor

B

95% CI

p

β

B

95% CI

p

β

B

95% CI

p

β

At risk for severe illness from COVID-19

 Underlying illness

.03

−.07,.12

.591

.02

.03

−.06, .12

.497

.03

−.03

−.11,.05

.467

−.02

 Older age (> 65 years)

−.28

−.36,-.19

<.001

−.18

−.16

−.25, −.08

<.001

−.11

−.13

−.21–.05

.002

−.09

Socioeconomic disadvantage

 Living alone

.19

.09,.29

<.001

.12

.11

.02,.20

.018

.07

.12

.03,.20

.028

.07

 Pre-existing economic  challenges

.52

.40,.64

<.001

.26

.37

.26,.48

<.001

.18

.32

.22,.43

<.001

.16

 COVID-related unemployed

.21

.08,.34

.002

.10

.04

−.08,.16

.641

.04

.06

−.06,.17

.318

.03

Pre-existing mental health vulnerability

 Recent violence exposure

.91

.74,1.08

<.001

.31

.70

.54,.87

<.001

.24

.57

.42,.73

<.001

.20

 Pre-existing mental health problems

.57

.47,.66

<.001

.35

.42

.33,.51

<.001

.26

.41

.32,.49

<.001

.26

Female sex

.17

.09,.26

<.001

.13

.12

.05,.19

.001

.09

.06

−.01,.13

.113

.04

COVID-related worries

        

.17

.14,.20

<.001

.31

R square

      

.25

  

.33

  
  1. *Unadjusted: all predictors were entered separately. Model 1: all predictors except COVID-related worries were included simultaneously. Model 2: COVID-related worry was entered while adjusting for all the vulnerability factors