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Table 5 Binary logistic regression analysis of the predictors of anxiety

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

Variable

B

S.E

Wald

P

OR

95% CI

Age > 40

0.155

0.676

0.053

0.818

0.856

0.228

3.219

Female sex

0.189

0.987

0.918

0.605

1.440

0.836

5.358

Divorced

0.196

0.425

0.357

0.98

1.302

0.365

9.314

Residence

0.126

0.562

0.050

0.823

1.134

0.377

3.411

Live alone

1.202

0432

0.293

0.510

1.724

0.369

6.157

Illiterate

0.718

0.896

0.641

0.423

2.050

0.354

11.878

Not working

2.822

1.106

6.511

0.011*

2.059

1.007

8.520

> 2 children

1.530

0.995

2.368

0.124

0.216

0.031

1.520

Low financial status

1.830

0.786

5.420

0.020*

3.161

2.034

11.749

Positive family history of epilepsy

1.342

0.733

3.348

0.067

1.261

0.620

1.100

Positive family history of psychiatric disorder

1.862

2.163

0.741

0.389

1.155

0.312

10.773

Positive past history of psychiatric disorder

0.212

0.676

0.098

0.754

1.236

0.328

4.652

Age of onset < 17 years

0.250

0.677

0.137

0.712

1.284

0.341

4.843

Duration > 14 years

0.296

1.303

0.052

0.820

1.344

0.104

17.295

Generalized seizers

0.922

0.818

1.270

0.260

2.515

0.506

12.508

Refractory

0.160

0.963

0.027

0.868

1.173

0.178

7.741

 > 1 AEDs

1.260

1.923

0.429

0.512

3.525

0.081

15.263

Any time seizures

0.749

2.417

0.096

0.757

2.114

0.019

24.132

Fear of infection by COVID-19

3.381

2.827

1.430

0.023*

4.389

1.115

7.495

Fear of death by COVID-19

3.793

2.999

1.600

0.006*

3.023

1.369

8.040

Close people infection

1.664

0.793

0.910

0.340

1.070

0.324

6.612

Close people death

0.975

0.947

1.060

0.303

1.377

0.059

2.415

Fear of job loss in pandemic

3.048

1.266

5.793

0.002*

7.071

1.761

25.105

Job changes by pandemic

7.186

3.028

3.630

0.018*

4.364

1.491

19.665

Financial changes in pandemic

0.292

0.697

0.176

0.675

1.747

1.190

2.927

Sleep disturbance during pandemic

1.513

0.956

0.322

0.210

1.178

0.972

4.216

Decrease family support during pandemic

0.657

1.006

0.426

0.514

1.929

0.268

13.868

Continuously following news about pandemic

1.056

0.317

0.727

0.325

1.569

0.865

7.517

Increase seizers rate

2.869

0.873

3.791

0.001*

7.057

3.010

25.314

Increase ER visits rate

2.808

0.911

3.498

0.002*

6.579

2.780

18.889

Lack of drug adherence during pandemic

2.723

1.131

3.028

0.003*

5.024

2.603

16.182

Lack of routine follow-up during pandemic

0.820

0.166

0.352

0.297

1.441

0.318

5.610

  1. SE standard error, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval. *Significant (P < 0.05) **highly significant (P < 0.001)
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