Table 2 The relationships between psychological distress, being blamed, and the timing of infection.

From: Difference in the risk of discrimination on psychological distress experienced by early wave infected and late wave infected COVID-19 survivors in Japan

 

Crude

Adjusted

Interaction

IRR

95% CI

p

IRR

95% CI

p

IRR

95% CI

p

Timing of infection

 Early waves of COVID-19

1

   

1

   

1

   

 Later waves of COVID-19

0.55

0.52

0.58

< 0.001

0.58

0.55

0.62

< 0.001

0.58

0.54

0.62

< 0.001

Being blamed

 No

1

   

1

   

1

   

 Yes

1.74

1.62

1.86

< 0.001

1.62

1.51

1.74

< 0.001

1.56

1.45

1.68

< 0.001

Being blamed × the timing of the infection

        

1.39

1.10

1.75

0.007