Bivariate analyses on mental stress through the COVID-19 crisis and potential risk factors
| Mental stress | ||||
| Reduced, n=336 | Constant, n=837 | Increased, n=770 | P value | |
| % (n) | ||||
| Demographics | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 14.5 (199) | 41.6 (572) | 43.9 (602) | 0.000 |
| Male | 24.2 (133) | 46.8 (257) | 29.0 (159) | |
| Missing values | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 17–25 | 17.7 (266) | 43.3 (651) | 39.0 (588) | 0.694 |
| 26–35 | 16.3 (67) | 42.3 (174) | 41.4 (170) | |
| 36–50 | 8.7 (2) | 43.5 (10) | 47.8 (11) | |
| Missing values | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Reduced | 15.8 (135) | 40.9 (351) | 43.3 (371) | 0.014 |
| Constant | 16.4 (72) | 47.4 (208) | 36.2 (159) | |
| Increased | 20.2 (128) | 42.7 (271) | 37.1 (235) | |
| Missing values | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| Adverse health behavior | ||||
| Smoking | ||||
| Smoker | 12.6 (15) | 41.2 (49) | 46.2 (55) | 0.226 |
| Non-smoker | 17.4 (314) | 43.3 (779) | 39.3 (708) | |
| Missing values | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
| Alcohol | ||||
| Reduced | 16.8 (136) | 44.3 (359) | 38.9 (316) | 0.605 |
| Constant | 18.6 (157) | 42.4 (358) | 39.0 (329) | |
| Increased | 15.4 (42) | 41.9 (114) | 42.7 (116) | |
| Missing values | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| COVID-19 test | ||||
| Yes | 14.3 (18) | 37.3 (47) | 48.4 (61) | 0.116 |
| No | 17.4 (316) | 43.5 (789) | 39.1 (709) | |