Table 1 Pre-treatment characteristics for the study population
Pre-treatment characteristics | All (n = 207)a | Venlafaxine (n = 98)a | Sertraline (n = 109)a |
|---|---|---|---|
N(%) | |||
Demographic information | |||
Male gender | 124 (60.2) | 61 (62.2) | 63 (58.3) |
Country of origin | |||
 Ex-Yugoslavia | 20 (9.7) | 11 (11.2) | 9 (8.3) |
 Iran | 28 (13.6) | 13 (13.3) | 15 (13.9) |
 Iraq | 71 (34.5) | 34 (34.7) | 37 (34.3) |
 Afghanistan | 28 (13.6) | 10 (10.2) | 18 (16.7) |
 Lebanon | 26 (12.6) | 12 (12.2) | 14 (13.0) |
 Other | 33 (16.2) | 18 (18.4) | 15 (13.9) |
Diagnosis (ICD-10) in addition to PTSD | |||
 Depression | 204 (98.6) | 96 (97.96) | 108 (99.08) |
 Enduring personality change after catastrophic experience (F.62.0) | 80 (40.8) | 38 (41.30) | 42 (40.38) |
 Other psychiatric disorder | 24 (11.7) | 12 (12.24) | 12 (11.11) |
Trauma history | |||
 Imprisonment | 110 (53.4) | 57 (58.8) | 53 (48.6) |
 Torture** | 99 (48.1) | 54 (55.1) | 45 (41.7) |
 Refugee camp | 52 (25.7) | 22 (22.9) | 30 (27.5) |
Psychosocial status | |||
 Education >10 years from home country | 98 (50.8) | 50 (53.2) | 48 (48.5) |
 Presently employed/studying | 14 (7.0) | 7 (7.3) | 7 (6.8) |
 Living alone all the time | 51 (25.8) | 21 (21.9) | 30 (29.4) |
 Have got children less than 18 years old | 137 (68.8) | 68 (70.8) | 69 (67.0) |
Mean(SD) | |||
 Age | 43.7 (9.7) | 43.2 (9.6) | 44.0 (9.7) |
 Years since arrival in Denmark | 14.6 (7.3) | 14.1 (7.1) | 15.1 (7.4) |