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Table 3 Severity categories of anxiety, insomnia, depression and PTSD measurements in total cohort and subgroups

From: Prevalence of mental health problems in frontline healthcare workers after the first outbreak of COVID-19 in China: a cross-sectional study

  

Sex

  

Age

    

Marriage

  

Education

  

Location

  
  

No. (%)

  

No. (%)

    

No. (%)

  

No. (%)

  

No. (%)

  

Severity Category

Total, No. (%)

Female

Male

P value

 ≤ 25

26 ≤ age ≤ 35

36 ≤ age ≤ 45

 ≥ 46

P value

M/C

S/D/W

P value

U/C

D/M

P value

Wuhan

Other cities

P value

Anxiety

Normal

513 (47)

338 (46)

175 (49)

.73

51 (48)

216 (45)

147 (49)

99 (49)

.89

398 (48)

115 (45)

.52

470 (48)

43 (37)

.04

157 (44)

356 (48)

.03

Mild

418 (38)

288 (39)

130 (37)

 

37 (35)

193 (40)

116 (39)

72 (35)

 

317 (38)

101 (40)

 

364 (37)

54 (46)

 

138 (39)

280 (38)

 

Moderate

98 (9)

67 (9)

31 (9)

 

13 (12)

46 (10)

20 (7)

19 (9)

 

73 (9)

25 (10)

 

89 (9)

9 (8)

 

37 (10)

61 (8)

 

Severe

62 (6)

42 (6)

20 (6)

 

6 (6)

26 (5)

17 (6)

13 (6)

 

49 (6)

13 (5)

 

51 (5)

11 (9)

 

21 (6)

41 (6)

 

Insomnia

Normal

231 (21)

153 (21)

78 (22)

.10

26 (24)

101 (21)

54 (18)

50 (25)

.20

183 (22)

48 (19)

.46

213 (22)

18 (15)

.40

72 (20)

159 (22)

.70

Mild

524 (48)

344 (47)

180 (51)

 

62 (58)

220 (46)

147 (49)

95 (47)

 

401 (48)

123 (48)

 

465 (48)

59 (50)

 

175 (50)

349 (47)

 

Moderate

279 (26)

194 (26)

85 (24)

 

13 (12)

137 (28)

84 (28)

45 (22)

 

211 (25)

68 (27)

 

249 (26)

30 (26)

 

84 (24)

195 (26)

 

Severe

57 (5)

44 (6)

13 (4)

 

6 (6)

23 (5)

15 (5)

13 (6)

 

42 (5)

15 (6)

 

47 (5)

10 (9)

 

22 (6)

35 (5)

 

Depression

                  

Normal

479 (44)

320 (44)

159 (45)

.09

51 (48)

216 (45)

147 (49)

65 (30)

.25

364 (43)

115 (45)

.56

430 (44)

49 (42)

.21

158 (45)

321 (44)

.44

Mild

418 (38)

275 (37)

143 (40)

 

37 (35)

193 (40)

108 (36)

80 (39)

 

327 (39)

91 (36)

 

376 (39)

42 (36)

 

126 (36)

292 (40)

 

Moderate

122 (11)

84 (11)

38 (11)

 

13 (12)

46 (10)

28 (9)

35 (17)

 

92 (11)

30 (12)

 

106 (11)

16 (14)

 

45 (13)

77 (10)

 

Severe

72 (7)

56 (8)

16 (4)

 

6 (6)

26 (5)

17 (6)

23 (1)

 

54 (6)

18 (7)

 

62 (6)

10 (9)

 

24 (7)

48 (7)

 

PTSD

                  

Normal

970 (89)

650 (88)

320 (90)

.47

92 (86)

433 (90)

270 (90)

175 (86)

.33

746 (89)

224 (88)

.68

873 (90)

97 (83)

.03

303 (86)

667 (90)

.03

Mild

87 (8)

63 (9)

24 (7)

 

10 (9)

40 (8)

21 (7)

16 (8)

 

65 (8)

22 (9)

 

71 (7)

16 (14)

 

34 (10)

53 (7)

 

Severe

34 (3)

22 (3)

12 (3)

 

5 (5)

8 (2)

9 (3)

12 (6)

 

26 (3)

8 (3)

 

30 (3)

4 (3)

 

16 (5)

18 (2)

 

Severity Category

Occupation

 

Physician

Nurse

Other staff

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

P value

Anxiety

Normal

89 (44)

274 (49)

150 (45)

.98

Mild

84 (42)

205 (37)

129 (39)

 

Moderate

17 (8)

51 (9)

30 (9)

 

Severe

12 (6)

24 (4)

26 (8)

 

Insomnia

Normal

41 (20)

110 (20)

80 (24)

.59

Mild

93 (46)

279 (50)

152 (45)

 

Moderate

52 (26)

137 (25)

90 (27)

 

Severe

16 (8)

28 (5)

13 (4)

 

Depression

Normal

89 (44)

250 (45)

140 (42)

.24

Mild

66 (33)

209 (38)

143 (43)

 

Moderate

28 (14)

62 (11)

32 (10)

 

Severe

19 (9)

33 (6)

20 (6)

 

PTSD

Normal

175 (87)

494 (90)

301 (90)

.5

Mild

20 (10)

39 (7)

28 (8)

 

Severe

7 (3)

21 (4)

6 (2)

 
  1. PTSD: post traumatic stress disorder; IQR: interquartile range; M/C: married/cohabitating; S/D/W: single/divorce/widow; D/M: doctorial/master’s degree; U/H: undergraduates/high school (including special/technical secondary school) graduates