Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
From: Latent classes of posttraumatic stress disorder among survivors of the Bam Earthquake after 17 years
Variable | Levels | Number (Percent) | Re-experience | p-value | Avoidance | p-value | Hyperarousal | p-value | total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± S D | Mean ± S D | Mean ± S D | Mean ± S D | |||||||
Age | - | 786 (100%) | 13.80 ± 3.55 | - | 17.90 ± 4.06 | - | 12.80 ± 3.45 | - | 44.52 ± 10.39 | - |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 396 (50.4%) | 13.65 ± 3.51 | 0.248 | 17.80 ± 4.17 | 0.365 | 12.67 ± 3.43 | 0.276 | 44.09 ± 10.56 | 0.230 | |
Female | 390 (49.6%) | 13.98 ± 3.58 | 18.01 ± 3.95 | 12.98 ± 3.46 | 44.97 ± 10.21 | |||||
Education Level | ||||||||||
Illiterate/ drop out | 403 (51.3%) | 14.31 ± 3.76 | 0.010 | 18.48 ± 4.07 | 0.001 | 13.39 ± 3.48 | < 0.001 | 46.16 ± 10.57 | < 0.001 | |
Graduate | 264 (33.6%) | 13.34 ± 3.30 | 17.24 ± 4.00 | 12.18 ± 3.34 | 42.78 ± 10.07 | |||||
Associate Degree | 47 (6.0%) | 13.06 ± 2.94 | 16.90 ± 3.93 | 12.20 ± 3.12 | 42.16 ± 9.44 | |||||
Bachelor Degree | 55 (7%) | 13.30 ± 3.20 | 17.96 ± 3.77 | 12.41 ± 3.39 | 43.69 ± 9.63 | |||||
Postgraduate | 7 (0.9%) | 13.42 ± 3.95 | 17.28 ± 4.95 | 12.71 ± 4.15 | 43.42 ± 12.73 | |||||
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Single | 705 (89.7%) | 13.90 ± 3.55 | 0.130 | 17.90 ± 4.03 | 0.139 | 12.90 ± 3.46 | 0.108 | 44.77 ± 10.37 | 0.035 | |
Married | 58 (7.4%) | 12.82 ± 3.45 | 17.08 ± 4.35 | 11.87 ± 3.25 | 41.79 ± 10.45 | |||||
Widow | 20 (2.6%) | 15.78 ± 2.11 | 20.17 ± 2.71 | 14.24 ± 3.51 | 40.18 ± 6.01 | |||||