Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-affected participants with and without disorder of extreme stress not otherwise specified (DESNOS)
| No. (%) of patients with |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTSD and DESNOS (n = 107) | PTSD only (n = 140) | P (χ2 test) | ||
| Education |
elementary |
15 (14.3) |
19 (13.7) |
0.248 |
| secondary |
86 (81.9) |
108 (77.7) |
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| higher education |
4 (3.8) |
7 (5.0) |
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| bachelor's or master's degree |
0 (0) |
5 (3.6) |
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| Employment status |
retired |
32 (41.0) |
57 (50.4) |
0.589 |
| receiving welfare benefits |
4 (5.1) |
4 (3.5) |
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| employed |
29 (37.2) |
38 (33.6) |
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| unemployed |
13 (16.7) |
14 (12.4) |
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| Marital status |
single |
8 (10.1) |
9 (7.8) |
0.459 |
| cohabiting |
4 (5.1) |
7 (6.1) |
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| married |
61 (77.2) |
96 (83.5) |
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| divorced |
5 (6.3) |
3 (2.6) |
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| Engagement in the war |
volunteer |
65 (83.3) |
91 (79.8) |
0.458 |
| mobilized |
6 (7.7) |
15 (13.2) |
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| police |
7 (9.0) |
8 (7.0) |
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| Presence of a physical disease | yes |
51 (68.9) |
67 (60.9) |
0.278 |
| no | 23 (31.1) | 43 (39.1) | ||