Table 2 Linear regression analysis for predictors for severity of depression according to DASS-21 depression score among the studied group

Age

− 0.38

0.09

− 0.24

− 4.23

 < 0.001**

− 0.56

− 0.20

Female sex

2.15

0.07

0.21

3.70

0.03*

0.15

4.65

Education

− 1.25

1.10

− 0.08

− 1.14

0.26 NS

− 3.42

0.91

Occupation

− 1.38

0.56

− 0.15

− 2.44

0.22 NS

− 2.49

0.27

Marital status

0.42

1.01

0.02

0.42

0.68 NS

− 1.57

2.40

Residence

0.35

1.43

0.01

0.24

0.81 NS

− 2.48

3.17

Past history of psychiatric disorder

8.86

1.85

0.26

4.79

 < 0.001**

5.22

12.51

 Family history of psychiatric disorders

− 0.88

1.67

− 0.03

− 0.53

0.60 NS

− 4.16

2.41

Smoking

0.73

1.73

0.07

0.42

0.67 NS

− 2.67

4.13

Fear of working during COVID-19

1.59

1.37

0.19

1.16

0.25 NS

1.15

4.28

Fear of infection of COVID-19

4.52

1.67

0.18

2.72

0.01*

1.24

7.80

Fear of transmission of infection to relatives

13.07

3.76

0.31

3.48

0.001*

5.66

20.48

 Had infected with COVID-19

0.10

1.22

0.01

0.08

0.94 NS

− 2.31

2.51

 Had family member infected with COVID-19

0.08

1.81

0.00

0.04

0.97 NS

− 3.48

3.65

Fear of death with COVID-19

4.74

2.16

0.12

2.18

0.03*

9.02

0.46

Fear of family member death of COVID-19

4.36

1.41

0.17

3.09

0.002*

1.58

7.15

 Suicidal thoughts

0.37

1.40

0.07

0.28

0.83 NS

− 2.44

3.26

 Working hours

0.02

0.13

0.01

0.16

0.87 NS

− 0.24

0.28

Sleep hours

− 1.10

0.38

− 0.16

− 2.86

0.005*

− 1.85

− 0.34