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Table 2 Occurrence of the clinical scores, regarding the cut-off points, in the online self-assessments with the GAD-2

Time period of the COVID-19 pandemic^a	Scores obtained in the GAD-2 assessments
Time period of the COVID-19 pandemic^a	Normal range (0–2 points)	Increased (3–6 points)
January 1 - March 15, 2020, n = -	N/A	N/A
March 16 - May 24, 2020, 1st LOCKDOWN, n = 134	50.0%	50.0%
May 25 - October 22, 2020, n = 245	62.0%	38.0%
October 23, 2020 - January 15, 2021, 2nd LOCKDOWN, n = 339	64.9%	35.1%
January 16 - March 19, 2021, n = 679	67.1%	32.9%
March 20 - March 31, 2021, 3rd LOCKDOWN, n = 215	66.5%	33.5%

^aThe pre-pandemic period is not included in the table because the question was not added to the questionnaire until the 1st lockdown

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