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Table 1 BDS-10 and GAD-7 with all the independent variables

From: Effect of severity of acne on the mental health of Lebanese patients with acne: findings from an online survey

Variables

BDS-10

GAD-7

Number of participants

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean rank

P value

Number of participants

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean rank

P value

Age

    

0.625

    

0.363

 Under 20 years old

290

9.94

6.589

369.81

290

7.53

5.916

380.95

 21 to 25 years old

419

9.86

6.702

364.50

419

6.86

5.771

355.84

 26 to 30 years old

12

7.67

6.344

302.33

12

5.92

5.885

322.21

 Over 31 years old

8

8.00

4.781

310.75

8

6.00

5.707

330.56

Gender

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 Male

280

7.63

6.017

 

280

5.42

5.360

 

 Female

449

11.21

6.631

 

449

8.15

5.872

 

Marital status

    

0.908

    

0.788

 Single

724

9.83

6.628

364.93

724

7.10

5.831

364.83

 Married

5

10.40

7.893

375.80

5

7.60

6.427

390.20

Location

    

0.223

    

0.900

 Beirut

152

9.76

6.520

 

152

6.80

5.713

 

 South

83

10.37

7.165

 

83

7.30

6.152

 

 Mount Lebanon

332

9.31

6.480

 

332

7.14

5.831

 

 Bekaa

62

10.98

6.580

 

62

6.81

5.492

 

 North

100

10.55

6.813

 

100

7.46

6.021

 

Highest educational level

    

0.010

    

0.002

 Less than a high school diploma

31

12.42

6.657

450.69

31

10.29

6.409

 

 High school diploma or equivalent degree

121

8.95

6.141

338.33

121

6.88

5.617

 

 Some college credit, no degree

199

10.26

6.108

385.16

199

7.45

5.819

 

 Bachelor’s degree

256

10.27

7.213

372.52

256

7.10

5.766

 

 Master’s degree

70

8.84

6.650

331.38

70

6.81

6.113

 

 Doctorate degree

52

7.92

5.954

307.08

52

4.77

5.117

 

Do you work?

    

0.201

    

0.103

 Yes

125

9.14

6.454

 

125

6.33

5.642

 

 No

604

9.98

6.664

 

604

7.26

5.861

 

Monthly income

    

0.222

    

0.312

 Less than 1 000 000 L.L.

21

10.14

7.806

366.48

21

8.48

7.264

394.50

 1 000 000 L.L. – 2 000 000 L.L.

57

12.40

7.991

430.02

57

8.30

6.047

408.26

 2 000 000 L.L. – 3 000 000 L.L.

90

9.57

5.691

365.23

90

7.52

5.709

384.30

 3 000 000 L.L. – 4 000 000 L.L.

86

10.00

6.846

369.49

86

7.47

6.143

375.21

 4 000 000 L.L. – 5 000 000 L.L.

109

9.91

6.180

370.83

109

7.03

5.555

366.44

 More than 5 000 000 L.L.

366

9.42

6.575

351.94

366

6.67

5.732

349.00

Number of people at home

    

0.198

    

0.172

 1

3

5.33

5.508

222.00

3

2.33

4.041

175.83

 2

14

12.14

9.662

412.25

14

8.00

5.948

399.25

 3

62

9.92

6.090

372.31

62

7.55

6.018

380.29

 4

197

9.09

6.689

338.09

197

7.13

6.063

363.36

 5

259

9.99

6.989

367.27

259

7.64

6.084

382.01

 More than 5

194

10.26

5.945

385.76

194

6.22

5.076

339.52

Severity of acne

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 Mild

403

8.69

6.581

327.25

403

5.84

5.473

318.31

 Moderate

256

10.90

6.203

403.01

256

8.12

5.628

407.00

 Severe

60

12.13

6.917

434.78

60

10.10

6.144

468.40

 Very severe

10

14.70

8.179

494.45

10

13.80

7.554

550.95

Physical health

Other skin disease

    

0.941

    

0.975

 

 Yes

94

9.88

6.667

 

94

7.09

5.797

 
 

 No

635

9.83

6.631

 

635

7.11

5.840

 
 

Hematological disease

    

0.944

    

0.683

 

 Yes

15

9.47

5.680

368.80

 

7.20

4.663

386.90

 

 No

714

9.84

6.653

364.92

15

7.10

5.856

364.54

 

Cancer and neoplasms

    

0.748

714

   

0.713

 

 Yes

2

11.00

7.071

412.75

2

9.00

9.899

419.50

 

 No

727

9.83

6.635

364.87

727

7.10

5.826

364.85

 

Cardiovascular disease

    

0.888

    

0.669

 

 Yes

8

10.00

6.279

375.38

8

7.88

6.221

396.50

 

 No

721

9.83

6.639

364.88

721

7.09

5.830

364.65

 

Congenital disorder

    

0.025

    

0.080

 

 Yes

6

17.00

8.877

556.33

6

12.83

8.727

514.42

 

 No

723

9.78

6.585

363.41

723

7.06

5.786

363.76

 

Ear disease

    

0.461

    

0.186

 

 Yes

6

8.33

9.180

301.92

6

4.00

4.940

252.08

 

 No

723

9.85

6.614

365.52

723

7.13

5.834

365.94

 

Eye disease

    

0.011

    

0.077

 

 Yes

52

12.10

7.044

 

52

8.48

5.504

 
 

 No

677

9.66

6.572

 

677

7.00

5.846

 
 

Infectious disease

    

0.205

    

0.165

 

 Yes

13

12.69

8.731

438.23

13

9.69

7.064

445.04

 

 No

716

9.78

6.584

363.67

716

7.06

5.801

363.55

 

Inflammatory and immune disease

    

0.121

    

0.333

 

 Yes

23

12.00

7.039

431.89

23

8.26

6.092

406.63

 

 No

706

9.76

6.611

362.82

706

7.07

5.823

363.64

 

Injurial and accidental disease

    

0.723

    

0.974

 

 Yes

12

8.83

5.474

343.63

12

7.25

6.621

366.96

 

 No

717

9.85

6.651

365.36

717

7.10

5.822

364.97

 

Metabolic and endocrine disease

    

0.034

    

0.143

 

 Yes

28

12.57

6.735

447.68

28

9.14

7.028

421.96

 

 No

701

9.73

6.609

361.70

701

7.02

5.769

362.72

 

Musculoskeletal disease

    

0.697

    

0.716

 

 Yes

8

8.50

4.408

336.19

8

6.13

5.249

338.19

 

 No

721

9.85

6.652

365.32

721

7.11

5.839

365.30

 

Neurological disease

    

0.677

    

0.295

 

 Yes

6

8.50

6.686

329.42

6

10.33

8.066

454.25

 

 No

723

9.85

6.634

365.30

723

7.08

5.809

364.26

 

Oral and gastrointestinal disease

    

0.098

    

0.372

 

 Yes

30

11.80

6.950

 

30

8.03

5.904

 
 

 No

699

9.75

6.610

 

699

7.06

5.829

 
 

Renal and urogenital disease

    

0.955

    

0.879

 

 Yes

5

9.80

3.564

370.30

5

7.40

6.229

379.20

 

 No

724

9.84

6.649

364.96

724

7.10

5.833

364.90

 

Reproductive health and childbirth disease

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 

 Yes

24

15.29

7.105

514.73

24

11.83

6.812

511.60

 

 No

705

9.65

6.540

359.90

705

6.94

5.732

360.01

 

Respiratory disease

    

0.478

    

0.005

 

 Yes

33

10.64

6.693

 

33

9.91

6.715

 
 

 No

696

9.80

6.631

 

696

6.97

5.757

 
 

Stroke

    

0.208

    

0.200

 

 Yes

3

13.67

3.215

517.50

3

10.67

4.726

520

 

 No

726

9.82

6.638

364.37

726

7.09

5.833

364.36

 

Not relevant

    

0.001

    

< 0.001

 

 Yes

438

9.18

6.557

 

438

6.46

5.611

 
 

 No

291

10.81

6.634

 

291

8.07

6.029

 

Do you eat regularly?

Sweets

    

0.320

    

0.734

 

 Yes

573

9.70

6.437

 

573

7.06

5.820

 
 

 No

156

10.34

7.300

 

156

7.24

5.888

 
 

Fruits and/or vegetables

    

0.031

    

0.330

 

 Yes

596

9.59

6.741

 

596

7.00

5.910

 
 

 No

133

10.95

6.011

 

133

7.55

5.461

 
 

Meat and/or fish

    

0.002

    

< 0.001

 

 Yes

626

9.52

6.535

 

626

6.74

5.617

 
 

 No

103

11.73

6.924

 

103

9.32

6.601

 
 

Cereals

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 

 Yes

399

8.98

6.404

 

399

6.41

5.687

 
 

 No

330

10.87

6.762

 

330

7.95

5.900

 
 

Low-fat products

    

0.143

    

0.720

 

 Yes

377

9.49

6.724

 

377

7.18

6.040

 
 

 No

352

10.21

6.520

 

352

7.02

5.606

 

Do you exercise regularly?

    

0.014

    

0.033

 Never

181

10.81

6.848

 

181

 

8.02

6.211

 Few days

394

9.78

6.418

 

394

 

7.05

5.536

 More than half the days

102

9.53

6.798

 

102

 

6.27

6.046

 Nearly every day

52

7.50

6.644

 

52

 

5.92

5.897

Coping strategies

          

Identifying yourself with other role models who prioritize their quality of life

    

0.313

    

0.131

 

 Strongly disagree

132

10.41

7.404

376.08

132

6.99

5.721

 
 

 Disagree

125

10.65

6.437

392.74

125

8.22

5.955

 
 

 Neutral

245

9.65

6.041

363.62

245

6.94

5.778

 
 

 Agree

186

9.25

6.451

346.93

186

6.52

5.496

 
 

 Strongly agree

41

9.24

8.485

334.96

41

7.66

7.231

 

Respecting my physical limits, avoiding spending many hours without sleeping

    

0.001

    

< 0.001

 

 Strongly disagree

59

12.53

8.363

427.03

59

8.53

6.353

411.68

 

 Disagree

87

11.53

6.046

425.90

87

9.56

6.399

447.81

 

 Neutral

153

9.90

6.461

372.80

153

7.19

6.028

366.66

 

 Agree

299

9.21

6.150

346.67

299

6.52

5.284

349.10

 

 Strongly agree

131

8.85

6.948

329.35

131

6.05

5.652

323.34

Cooking

    

0.564

    

0.262

 

 Strongly disagree

94

10.65

7.155

 

94

7.23

5.938

 
 

 Disagree

116

10.31

6.005

 

116

8.15

5.916

 
 

 Neutral

237

9.71

6.787

 

237

7.00

5.708

 
 

 Agree

205

9.51

6.245

 

205

6.62

5.570

 
 

 Strongly agree

77

9.36

7.388

 

77

6.97

6.541

 

Eating well

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 

 Strongly disagree

47

12.98

7.643

 

47

9.68

6.172

 
 

 Disagree

67

12.09

6.936

 

67

9.70

6.100

 
 

 Neutral

161

10.99

6.625

 

161

7.43

5.868

 
 

 Agree

326

9.17

6.034

 

326

6.64

5.523

 
 

 Strongly agree

128

7.74

6.625

 

128

5.56

5.585

 

Reading non-medical literature/novels, etc.

    

0.057

    

0.135

 

 Strongly disagree

83

10.83

7.265

 

83

7.83

6.072

390.31

 

 Disagree

110

10.73

6.924

 

110

7.76

6.142

387.11

 

 Neutral

239

9.11

6.244

 

239

6.48

5.352

346.32

 

 Agree

210

9.42

6.297

 

210

6.70

5.619

351.94

 

 Strongly agree

87

10.75

7.228

 

87

8.28

6.699

395.74

Listening to music, etc.

    

0.252

    

0.137

 

 Strongly disagree

39

11.05

7.420

 

39

6.97

5.945

 
 

 Disagree

54

9.80

6.634

 

54

7.02

5.189

 
 

 Neutral

107

9.90

6.170

 

107

6.72

5.779

 
 

 Agree

292

9.22

6.536

 

292

6.62

5.657

 
 

 Strongly agree

237

10.37

6.791

 

237

7.91

6.138

 

Watching television for movies/dramas/sports/religious, etc.

    

0.182

    

0.047

 

 Strongly disagree

44

10.82

7.589

 

44

7.39

5.554

 
 

 Disagree

54

11.11

6.567

 

54

8.83

6.848

 
 

 Neutral

124

9.68

6.524

 

124

6.32

5.275

 
 

 Agree

307

9.25

6.191

 

307

6.75

5.707

 
 

 Strongly agree

200

10.27

7.093

 

200

7.60

6.024

 

Social networking – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

    

0.497

    

0.269

 

 Strongly disagree

50

10.46

7.407

372.82

50

7.62

6.057

382.54

 

 Disagree

90

9.57

5.938

357.56

90

6.86

5.196

365.31

 

 Neutral

144

10.01

6.824

374.23

144

6.65

5.974

345.86

 

 Agree

284

9.29

6.218

349.94

284

6.82

5.628

355.23

 

 Strongly agree

161

10.60

7.236

385.04

161

7.99

6.267

393.74

Taking solace in offering prayers

    

0.491

    

0.158

 

 Strongly disagree

78

10.62

6.885

 

78

8.47

6.458

408.37

 

 Disagree

77

10.45

7.052

 

77

7.45

5.503

384.63

 

 Neutral

211

9.29

6.471

 

211

6.76

5.691

353.87

 

 Agree

240

9.73

6.260

 

240

6.59

5.528

348.00

 

 Strongly agree

123

10.09

7.172

 

123

7.60

6.311

377.48

Participating/playing indoor sports

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 

 Strongly disagree

97

12.31

7.149

439.07

97

9.33

6.567

436.07

 

 Disagree

99

11.23

6.393

412.80

99

8.21

5.467

412.94

 

 Neutral

204

9.44

6.473

354.61

204

6.71

5.659

351.35

 

 Agree

226

8.60

5.904

326.50

226

5.96

5.354

325.44

 

 Strongly agree

103

9.67

7.400

354.36

103

7.23

6.106

365.82

Sleeping

    

0.060

    

0.019

 

 Strongly disagree

34

10.21

6.554

378.35

34

7.62

5.779

 
 

 Disagree

63

10.59

6.472

392.39

63

7.68

5.861

 
 

 Neutral

132

9.87

6.052

373.82

132

7.03

5.831

 
 

 Agree

323

9.02

6.221

339.74

323

6.38

5.634

 
 

 Strongly agree

177

10.95

7.638

392.21

177

8.17

6.051

 

Listening to religious videos

    

0.045

    

0.044

 

 Strongly disagree

117

11.17

6.689

 

117

8.42

6.488

404.94

 

 Disagree

99

10.55

6.577

 

99

7.62

5.110

394.75

 

 Neutral

231

8.99

6.360

 

231

6.46

5.643

341.86

 

 Agree

196

9.73

6.589

 

196

6.80

5.927

351.99

 

 Strongly agree

86

9.70

7.185

 

86

7.13

5.733

368.20

Doing mundane house chores like cleaning, washing, etc.

    

0.464

    

0.616

 

 Strongly disagree

119

10.20

6.558

377.03

119

7.77

6.369

383.94

 

 Disagree

118

9.86

6.619

364.18

118

6.86

5.124

365.66

 

 Neutral

245

9.20

6.488

345.53

245

6.61

5.554

349.10

 

 Agree

195

10.18

6.283

379.81

195

7.30

5.800

372.95

 

 Strongly agree

52

10.60

8.534

375.56

52

7.69

7.267

365.26

Clearing/finishing my piled-up work

    

0.025

    

0.182

 

 Strongly disagree

74

10.74

6.985

 

74

7.58

6.240

 
 

 Disagree

86

11.48

7.292

 

86

7.56

5.479

 
 

 Neutral

210

9.93

6.405

 

210

7.43

5.864

 
 

 Agree

268

8.99

6.172

 

268

6.40

5.552

 
 

 Strongly agree

91

9.84

7.227

 

91

7.59

6.436

 

Participating in online courses

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 

 Strongly disagree

106

12.54

7.141

 

106

9.60

6.568

444.97

 

 Disagree

129

10.64

6.738

 

129

7.38

5.039

387.51

 

 Neutral

247

9.13

6.216

 

247

6.62

5.737

346.56

 

 Agree

183

8.86

6.296

 

183

6.23

5.548

334.16

 

 Strongly agree

64

9.27

6.848

 

64

6.77

6.166

346.53

Taking up a new hobby: gardening, landscaping, etc.

    

0.001

    

0.003

 

 Strongly disagree

97

11.31

7.197

 

97

8.30

6.562

400.55

 

 Disagree

140

11.28

6.685

 

140

7.54

4.855

396.16

 

 Neutral

230

9.39

6.086

 

230

6.86

6.006

352.67

 

 Agree

198

8.59

6.288

 

198

5.95

5.255

326.08

 

 Strongly agree

64

9.89

7.668

 

64

8.75

6.930

407.66

Watching television for news exclusively

    

0.012

    

0.089

 

 Strongly disagree

216

10.74

6.496

 

216

7.68

5.968

384.81

 

 Disagree

176

10.50

6.300

 

176

7.32

5.282

382.13

 

 Neutral

190

9.15

6.564

 

190

6.56

6.055

340.33

 

 Agree

106

8.56

6.663

 

106

6.23

5.464

335.01

 

 Strongly agree

41

8.73

8.096

 

41

7.90

6.899

379.00

  1. P values typed in bold are the ones to be considered in the multivariate analysis