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. 2023 May 2;45:e20210381. doi: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0381

Table 2. Association between demographic variables and presence of PTSD and depression in recovered COVID-19 patients.

Demographic variables PTSD* Depression

Present Absent     Present Absent    
n % n % χ2 p-value n % n % χ2 p-value
Age (years)                        
18-30 8 6.7 111 93.3 30.846 < 0.001 3 2.5 116 97.5 30.107 < 0.001
31-40 25 16.9 123 83.1     11 7.4 137 92.6    
41-50 13 15.5 71 84.5     10 11.9 74 88.1    
51-60 14 17.3 67 82.7     12 14.8 69 85.2    
Over 60 27 38.0 44 62.0     19 26.8 52 73.2    
Gender                        
Male 41 16.1 213 83.9 0.478 0.489 29 11.4 225 88.6 0.123 0.726
Female 46 18.5 203 81.5     26 10.4 223 89.6    
Area                        
Rural 46 15.9 244 84.1 5.687 0.058 25 8.6 265 91.4 12.377 0.002
Urban 34 23.0 114 77.0     27 18.2 121 81.8    
Semi-urban 7 10.8 58 89.2     3 4.6 62 95.4    
Marital status                        
Married 83 20.1 329 79.9 12.926 < 0.001 55 13.3 357 86.7 13.639 < 0.001
Unmarried 4 4.4 87 95.6     0 0.0 91 100.0    
Education                        
Postgraduate or higher 13 37.1 22 62.9 10.816 0.013 9 25.7 26 74.3 13.270 0.004
Graduate 29 14.5 171 85.5     15 7.5 185 92.5    
Up to higher secondary 30 16.5 152 83.5     17 9.3 165 90.7    
Up to primary 15 17.4 71 82.6     14 16.3 72 83.7    
Occupation                        
Business/self employed 24 17.9 110 82.1 4.689 0.196 15 11.2 119 88.8 7.6281 0.054
Government/private job 25 16.4 127 83.6     16 10.5 136 89.5    
Housewife 31 21.4 114 78.6     22 15.2 123 84.8    
Unemployed 7 9.7 65 90.3     2 2.8 70 97.2    
Pre-existing medical condition                        
NCD 36 4.6 74 9.5 27.308 < 0.001 26 3.3 84 10.7 25.970 < 0.001
No NCD 43 11.9 319 88.1     24 6.6 338 93.4    
Pregnancy 8 25.8 23 74.2     5 16.1 26 83.9    

% = percentage; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; n = number; NCD = non-communicable disease; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.

χ2 = chi square test.

* PTSD based on National Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale (NSESSS); Depression based on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9); p < 0.05.