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. 2013 Jan 17;8(1):e54107. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054107

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients included in the Burj-el Barajneh cohort between December 2008 and June 2011.

Characteristics Cohort (N = 1144) At least two GAFmeasurements (N = 526) At least two SRQ20 measurements (N = 441)
Nationality, n (%)
Lebanese 729 (63.7) 399 (75.8) 331 (75.0)
Palestinian 364 (31.8) 113 (21.5) 97 (22.0)
Iraqi 14 (1.2) 4 (0.8) 3 (0.7)
Other 32 (2.8) 10 (1.9) 10 (2.3)
Missing 5 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Gender, n (%)
Men 410 (35.8) 192 (36.5) 126 (28.6)
Women 734 (64.2) 334 (63.5) 315 (71.4)
Age (years), n (%)
Median [IQR] 39.2 [28.5–46.5] 39.6 [30.5–48.2] 40.0 [30.6–48.4]
18–40 655 (57.3) 273 (51.9) 223 (50.6)
41–60 373 (32.6) 201 (38.2) 173 (39.2)
>60 97 (8.5) 44 (8.4) 38 (8.6)
Missing 19 (1.6) 8 (1.5) 7 (1.6)
Reference, n (%)
Family 526 (46.0) 272 (51.7) 218 (49.4)
NGO 137 (12.0) 58 (11.0) 51 (11.6)
UNRWA 119 (10.4) 48 (9.1) 43 (9.8)
Home visit 112 (9.8) 21 (4.0) 18 (4.1)
GP 70 (6.1) 44 (8.4) 36 (8.2)
Other 120 (10.5) 61 (11.6) 56 (12.6)
Missing 60 (5.2) 22 (4.2) 19 (4.3)
Diagnosis, n (%)
Depression 329 (28.8) 198 (37.6) 207 (46.9)
Anxiety 178 (15.6) 114 (21.7) 117 (26.5)
Psychosis 132 (11.5) 91 (17.3) 21 (4.8)
Other 215 (18.8) 121 (23.0) 93 (21.1)
Missing 290 (25.3) 2 (0.4) 3 (0.7)