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Table 3 Differences in PTSD symptom severity between groups of asylum seekers with different levels of physical activity

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

 

Inactive

n = 42

M (SD)

Insufficient PA

n = 108

M (SD)

Sufficient PA

n = 169

M (SD)

F (2, 316)

p

HTQ total

(PTSD symptom severity)

2.89 (0.598)

2.37 (0.756)

2.07 (0.727)

23.15

< .001

 AIS subscale

2.95 (0.626)

2.39 (0.801)

2.11 (0.803)

20.06

< .001

 ANS subscale

2.81 (0.659)

2.33 (0.766)

2.00 (0.731)

22.07

< .001

  1. Levels of PA are based on the EVS total score of minutes per week in moderate to strenuous exercise; Inactive (0 min·wk.−1), Insufficient PA (1–149 min·wk.−1), and Sufficient PA (≥ 150 min·wk.−1)
  2. PTSD symptom severity is based on the HTQ total score and divided into the AIS and ANS subscales
  3. PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; PA, physical activity; HTQ, Harvard Trauma Questionnaire; AIS, arousal and intrusion symptom subscale; ANS, avoidance and numbing symptom subscale; EVS, Exersice Vital Sign; n, sample size; M, mean; SD, standard deviation; F, Fishers test; p, probability value