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Table 2 Association between psychological characteristics and resident exposure

From: The impact of the Paris terrorist attacks on the mental health of resident physicians

Variables

Ā 

Total (nā€‰=ā€‰680)

Exposed (nā€‰=ā€‰216)

Not exposed (nā€‰=ā€‰464)

p

HADS

Abnormal (%)

17 (2.5)

4 (1.9)

13 (2.8)

0.79

Borderline abnormal (%)

58 (8.5)

19 (8.8)

39 (8.4)

Normal (%)

605 (89.0)

193 (89.3)

412 (88.8)

Total score (meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD*)

9.0 (5.4)

9.0 (5.4)

8.9 (5.4)

0.91

HADS Anxiety

Abnormal (%)

76 (11.2)

28 (13.0)

48 (10.3)

0.67

Borderline abnormal (%)

150 (22.1)

47 (21.8)

103 (22.2)

Normal (%)

454 (66.8)

141 (65.2)

313 (67.5)

Anxiety score (meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD*)

6.3 (3.4)

6.3 (3.3)

6.3 (3.4)

0.87

HADS Depression

Abnormal (%)

16 (2.4)

6 (2.8)

10 (2.2)

0.87

Borderline abnormal (%)

26 (3.8)

9 (4.2)

17 (3.7)

Normal (%)

638 (93.8)

201 (93.0)

437 (94.1)

Depression score (meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD*)

2.7 (2.7)

2.7 (2.7)

2.7 (2.7)

0.97

IES-R

PTSD (%)

84 (12.4)

40 (18.5)

44 (9.5)

0.001

IES-R (meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD*)

15.6 (13.8)

18.8 (16.6)

14.2 (12.0)

0.001

Intrusion score (meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD*)

7.3 (3.4)

8.7 (7.0)

6.6 (5.4)

0.001

Hypervigilance score (meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD*)

3.4 (4.0)

4.1 (4.7)

3.1 (3.6)

0.001

Avoidance score (meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD*)

5.0 (5.3)

6.1 (6.3)

4.5 (4.8)

0.001

  1. *SD Standard Deviation