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Table 3 Other symptoms significantly associated with PTSD

From: Post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents one year after a super-cyclone in Orissa, India: exploring cross-cultural validity and vulnerability factors

Symptoms

Total no of children reporting this problem

Proportion in subjects with PTSD

 

n

%

n

%

Continuing fear that cyclone may come again

204

46.3

107

52.5*

Anhedonia

142

31.8

75

52.8*

Depressed mood

126

28.2

55

43.7*

Tired most of the time

121

27.1

52

42.9***

Hopelessness

120

26.8

56

46.7*

Headache

107

23.9

32

29.9*

Decreased appetite

93

20.8

49

52.7*

Easily fearful

92

20.6

59

64.1*

Easily gets tired

89

19.9

36

40.4**

Decreased socialisation

84

18.8

56

66.7*

Anxiety, worry

65

14.5

33

50.8*

Indecisiveness

60

13.4

26

43.3**

Difficulty in thinking

32

7.2

22

68.8*

  1. *p < 0.001; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01