Table 4

Crude and adjusted beta coefficients (and their corresponding 95% CIs) of negative COVID-19 related issues in relation to physical and mental health

PCSMCS
Crude β (95% CI)Adjusted β (95% CI)†Crude β (95% CI)Adjusted β (95% CI)†
Current face mask reserves in the household
 1 month or morerefrefrefref
 3 weeks or less−1.96 (−3.69 to –0.23)*−0.70 (−2.51 to 1.12)−1.94 (−4.14 to 0.27)−0.57 (−2.93 to 1.80)
Worry of COVID-19
 Neutral/not worriedRefRefRefRef
 Worried−0.82 (−1.88 to 0.23)−0.73 (−1.83 to 0.36)−2.50 (−3.79 to –1.21)***−2.18 (−3.54 to –0.82)**
Job loss/instability
 NoRefRefRefRef
 Yes−0.33 (−1.71 to 1.05)−0.62 (−2.33 to 1.09)−2.64 (−4.33 to –0.95)**−3.61 (−5.72 to –1.49)***
  • *P value <0.05, **p value <0.01, ***p value <0.001.

  • †Adjusted for age, gender, marital status, education level, income poverty, current economic activity status and coresidence of family member(s) aged 17–64 years having chronic diseases or disabilities.

  • MCS, mental component summary; PCS, physical component summary.