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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, including exposure to torture and PTSD, among the participants (N = 455)

From: Physical activity, post-traumatic stress disorder, and exposure to torture among asylum seekers in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

Sample characteristics

n

%

Sex

 Men

333

73.2

 Women

122

26.8

Age groups

 18–30 years

269

59.1

 31–64 years

186

40.9

Educational level

  ≤ 9 years

261

57.4

 9–12 years

101

22.2

  > 12 years

74

16.3

 Missing

19

4.2

Family situation

 Living with a partner

119

26.2

 Not living with a partner

261

57.4

 Divorced/widow

37

8.1

 Missing

38

8.4

Year of immigration

 Prior to 2014

20

4.4

 2014

33

7.3

 2015

362

79.6

 2016

15

3.3

 2017

20

4.4

 2018

4

0.9

 Missing

1

0.2

Country of origin

 Afghanistan

154

33.8

 Eritrea

45

9.9

 Iraq

38

8.4

 Somalia

64

14.1

 Syria

145

31.9

 Stateless

9

2.0

Torture

 Exposure to torture before and/or during migration

254

55.8

 Missing

25

5.4

PTSD a

 PTSD according to HTQ cut-off ≥2.06

194

60.8

 Missing

136

29.9

  1. a Percentage of positive PTSD cases are based on those responding to the HTQ, n = 319
  2. PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; HTQ, Harvard Trauma Questionnaire; N, population size; n, sample size