Prevalence and determinants of anxiety in patients with epilepsy during COVID-19 pandemic

Table 4 The relationship between anxiety and COVID-19

Variable		n	None		Mild to moderate		Sever		χ²	P
			(n = 138)		(n = 96)		(n = 56)
			n	%	n	%	n	%
Fear of infection by COVID 19	No	136	90	66.2	45	33.1	1	0.7	64.36	0.001*
Fear of infection by COVID 19	Yes	154	48	31.2	51	33.1	55	35.7	64.36	0.001*
Fear of death by COVID 19	No	125	69	55.2	42	33.6	14	11.2	10.18	0.006*
Fear of death by COVID 19	Yes	165	69	41.8	54	32.7	42	25.5	10.18	0.006*
Close people infection	No	135	71	52.6	39	28.9	25	18.5	2.77	0.25
Close people infection	Yes	155	67	43.2	57	36.8	31	20	2.77	NS
Close people death	No	272	124	45.6	93	34.2	55	20.2	5.59	0.08
Close people death	Yes	18	14	77.8	3	16.7	1	5.6	5.59	NS
Fear of job loss in pandemic	No	203	106	52.2	82	40.4	15	7.4	62.96	< 0.001**
Fear of job loss in pandemic	Yes	87	33	37.9	14	16.1	41	47.1	62.96	< 0.001**
Job changes by pandemic	No	205	109	53.1	82	40	14	6.8	71.05	< 0.001**
Job changes by pandemic	Yes	85	29	34.1	14	16.5	42	49.4	71.05	< 0.001**
Financial changes in pandemic	No	62	30	48.4	22	35.5	10	16.1	0.56	0.76
Financial changes in pandemic	Yes	228	108	47.4	74	32.5	46	20.2	0.56	NS
Sleep disturbance during pandemic	No	213	117	54.9	74	34.7	22	10.4	17.62	< 0.001**
Sleep disturbance during pandemic	Yes	77	21	27.3	22	28.6	34	44.1	17.62	< 0.001**
Family support during pandemic	No change	163	99	60.7	57	35	7	4.3	57.38	< 0.001**
Family support during pandemic	Decrease	127	39	30.7	39	30.7	49	38.6
Follow news about pandemic	Not follow	54	27	50	20	37	7	13
	Low	73	47	64.4	20	27.4	6	8.2	54.97	< 0.001**
	Moderate	89	49	55.1	31	34.8	9	10.1
	Continuous	74	15	20.3	25	33.8	34	45.9

χ²: Chi square test, NS nonsignificant (P > 0.05), *Significant (P < 0.05), **Highly significant (P < 0.001)