Table 1.
Participant characteristics and demographics.
| Patients (n = 20) | Controls (n = 20) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 42.21 | (10.82) | 42.67 | (10.96) |
| Years since arrival in Denmark | 12.05 | (10.34) | 42.61 | (11.01) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.06 | (4.22) | 25.97 | (3.31) |
| |
n |
(%) |
n |
(%) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 5 | (25) | 5 | (25) |
| Male | 15 | (75) | 15 | (75) |
| Country of origin | ||||
| Denmark | – | (40) | 19 | (95) |
| Iran | 8 | (15) | – | (5) |
| Iraq | 3 | (10) | – | |
| Afghanistan | 2 | (10) | – | |
| Lebanon | 2 | (10) | – | |
| Syria | 2 | (15) | – | |
| Other | 3 | 1 | ||
| Immigration status | ||||
| Refugee | 17 | (85) | – | |
| Family reunified | 3 | (15) | – | |
| Psychosocial status | ||||
| Needing translator during medical doctor session | 8 | (40) | – | |
| Affiliation to the labour market/studying | 5 | (25) | 19 | (95) |
| Income from laboura | 5 | (25) | 19 | (95) |
| Education > 10 years from home country | 11 | (55) | 19 | (95) |
| Diagnosis (ICD-10) | ||||
| PTSD F.43.1 | 20 | (100) | – | |
| Depression, episodic F.32.x | 11 | (55) | – | |
| Depression, recurrent F.33.x | 1 | (5) | – | |
| Symptom onset ≥ 10 years | 8 | (40) | – | |
| Previous treatment | ||||
| Admitted to a psychiatric hospital (n = 19) | 2 | (10) | – | |
| Psychopharmacological treatment | 14 | (70) | 1 | (5) |
| Psychotherapy | 5 | (25) | 1 | (5) |
| Current psychopharmacological treatment | ||||
| Mianserin | 12 | (60) | – | |
| Sertraline | 12 | (60) | – | |
|
|
Mean |
(SD) |
Mean |
(SD) |
| CAPS-5 | ||||
| Cluster B score | 11.45 | (3.43) | 0 | (0) |
| Cluster C score | 3.45 | (1.61) | 0 | (0) |
| Cluster D score | 11.0 | (3.15) | 1.13 | (1.46) |
| Cluster E score | 11.4 | (2.84) | 1.88 | (1.13) |
| Total CAPS score | 37.05 | (6.72) | 3.00 | (1.96) |
Note: aIncluding students receiving the Danish State Educational Grant (Statens Uddannelsesstøtte, SU).
ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; CAPS-5, Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5.