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Table 1 Demographic data for case and noncase groups

From: Heart rate variability and the relationship between trauma exposure age, and psychopathology in a post-conflict setting

 

Cases

Noncases

 

n

%

n

%

χ2

Number

45

 

29

  

Diagnoses (n)

     

 PTSD only

0

0.0 %

   

 IED only

26

57.8 %

   

 MDE only

4

8.9 %

   

 Comorbid PTSD and IED

2

4.4 %

   

 Comorbid PTSD and MDE

3

6.7 %

   

 Comorbid IED and MDE

2

4.4 %

   

 Comorbid PTSD, IED and MDE

8

17.8 %

   

Sex (n)

    

<0.01

 Males

17

37.8 %

11

37.9 %

 

 Females

28

62.2 %

18

62.1 %

 

Marital status (%): Case group n = 44 a

   

0.08

 Married

31

70.5 %

20

69.0 %

 

 Widowed

5

11.4 %

3

10.3 %

 

 Single/Never married

8

18.2 %

6

20.7 %

 

Education (n): Case group n = 44 a

    

5.51

 Completed university degree

2

4.5 %

3

10.3 %

 

 Completed secondary school

5

11.4 %

6

20.7 %

 

 Completed primary school

7

15.9 %

6

20.7 %

 

 Minimal formal education

30

68.2 %

14

48.3 %

 

Employment (n): Case group n = 44 a

   

13.05**

 Paid employment

11

25.0 %

12

41.4 %

 

 Unemployed

7

15.9 %

12

41.4 %

 

 Subsistence living or home duties

26

59.1 %

5

17.2 %

 

Smoking history (n): Case group n = 44 a

   

1.27

 Current

12

27.3 %

8

27.6 %

 

 Past smoker

4

9.1 %

5

17.2 %

 

 Never

28

63.6 %

16

55.2 %

 
  1. Chi-squared tests: *p < .05; ** p < .01
  2. aData relating to marital status, education, employment and smoking history missing from one clinical case