Risk factors for PTSD of Shidu parents who lost the only child in a rapid aging process: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Demographic information and bereavement-related information of PTSD in SDPs. Note: PCL-C=Post-trauma stress disorder checklist-civilian version

	N	PCL-C	Z/Chi-square	p
Gender			-4.041	0.000***
Male	59	35.85 ± 14.72
Female	90	47.24 ± 16.60
Age			−0.401	0.682
< 60	35	43.00 ± 16.17
> =60	114	42.65 ± 17.04
Income			−2.659	0.008**
Below 3000	54	40.12 ± 17.05
Above 3000	95	47.33 ± 15.41
Education			−0.560	0.575
Junior or below	74	42.03 ± 17.34
Senior or above	75	43.43 ± 16.31
Marriage			1.162	0.762
Not divorced	124	42.46 ± 16.80
Divorced	4	43.26 ± 20.69
Married again	7	49.63 ± 19.67
Widowed	14	43.43 ± 15.20
Religion			1.184	0.553
none	122	42.25 ± 16.63
Buddhism	21	46.48 ± 17.22
other	6	39.50 ± 19.77
Age of being Shidu			4.190	0.123
Less than 50	60	38.87 ± 15.21
50–60	78	45.22 ± 17.28
Above 60	11	46.18 ± 18.87
Years of being Shidu			7.782	0.051
< 5	33	48.33 ± 16.46
5–10	42	43.17 ± 18.89
10–15	34	43.62 ± 16.19
> 15	40	36.90 ± 13.71
Annual hospital visit			17.67	0.000***
≤ 2	38	34.45 ± 16.31
3–5	23	43.74 ± 19.69
6–9	16	40.19 ± 14.14
> =10	72	47.35 ± 15.05
Medical conditions (number of physical problems)			12.434	0.002**
< 1	47	37.00 ± 16.92
1–3	77	43.19 ± 15.76
> 3	25	52.08 ± 15.72

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