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Table 3 Association between the worsening of anxiety, depressive symptoms, avoidance behavior and COVID-19 related OCD symptoms, and symptom severity during COVID-19 crisis

From: The immediate effect of COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder

 

CG data

Mean (95% CI)

p

SG data

Mean (95% CI)

p

Univariate Regression Analyses

 Anxiety

No N = 44: −0.20 (−0.98–0.58)

p = 0.0001*

No N = 17: 0.53 (−1.68–2.73)

p = 0.010*

Yes N = 21: 2.90 (1.63–4.18)

 

Yes N = 20: 3.90 [(.38–5.42)

 Depressive symptoms

No N = 43: 0 (− 0.90–0.90)

p = 0.0021*

No N = 21: 1.14 (0.33–2.61)

p = 0.037*

Yes N = 22: 2.36 (1.21–3.52)

 

Yes N = 16: 3.94 (1.48–6.39)

 Avoidance Behavior

No N = 53: 0.42 (−0.44–1.27)

p = 0.03*

NA

 

Yes N = 12: 2.5 (1.27–3.73)

   

 COVID 19 symptoms

No N = 55: 0.22 (−0.52–0.96)

p = 0.0001*

NA

 

Yes N = 10: 4 (2.24–5.75)

   

Multivariate Regression Analyses

 Anxiety

2.46 (0.96–3.95)

p = 0.002*

3.57 (3.27–3.87)

p < 0.001*

 Depressive symptoms

1.61 (0.21–3.01)

p = 0.025*

3.41 (3.11–3.70)

p = 0.862

 Avoidance behavior

0.73 (−1.02–2.49)

p = 0.41

NA

 
  1. *p < 0.05 (significant association)