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Table 1 Sample description and hypothesis testing

From: Measuring anxiety and fear of Covid-19 among older people: psychometric properties of anxiety and fear of Covid-19 scale (AMICO) in Spain

 

Total sample

(n = 720)

Mean score

Contrast hypothesis*

Sex

 Female

376 (52.2%)

5.35

p = 0.001a

 Male

344 (47.78%)

4.86

Age

 Mean (SD)

69.4 (3.8%)

 

Tau = -0.08b

Marital status

 Married

454 (63.8%)

5.14

p = 0.049c

 Divorced

104 (14.4%)

4.76

 Widow/er

87 (12.1%)

5.34

 Single

75 (9.7%)

5.37

Work situation

 Retired

705 (97.9%)

5.11

p = 0.55c

 Working

4 (0.9%)

4.38

 Never worked

11 (1.1%)

5.73

Educational level

 Higher studies

491 (68.1%)

5.21

p = 0.23c

 Vocational training

179 (27.9%)

5.37

 Primary and/or Secondary

50 (7%)

5.49

Covid-19 diagnosis

 No

677 (94%)

5.15

p = 0.029c

 Yes

43 (6%)

4.54

Isolation by contact

 No

608 (84.4%)

5.15

p = 0.23c

 Yes

112 (15.6%)

4.92

Self-perceived health

 Mean (SD)

7.56 (1.3)

 

Tau = -0.14b

  1. Values in bold are significant p-values
  2. aU Mann Whitney
  3. b Tau B de Kendall
  4. cH Kruskal–Wallis
  5. *Non-parametric contrast statistics