Table 5 Univariate and multivariate models for the for moderate and marked general distress (≥ 57)
From: Psychological distress among students in Egypt and Jordan during the initial months of the Gaza war
Predictor | b coeff | b error | Wald stat | p-value | odds ratio | -95% CI |  + 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariate predictors | |||||||
 Age | -0.027 | 0.040 | 0.476 | 0.490 | 0.973 | 0.900 | 1.052 |
 Sex | 0.046 | 0.184 | 0.063 | 0.801 | 1.047 | 0.731 | 1.501 |
 Nationality | 0.394 | 0.215 | 3.350 | 0.067 | 1.483 | 0.972 | 2.261 |
 Watch social media multiple times a day | 1.183 | 0.309 | 14.626 |  < 0.001 | 3.265 | 1.780 | 5.987 |
 Having a Palestinian (friend, neighbor, colleague, or relative) | 0.405 | 0.182 | 4.947 | 0.026 | 1.499 | 1.049 | 2.142 |
Backward stepwise multivariate regression analysis | |||||||
 Watch social media multiple times a day | 1.252 | 0.308 | 16.547 |  < 0.001 | 3.498 | 1.913 | 6.395 |