Table 6. Psychiatric and Health Status of Vietnamese Comparison Group and Ex-Political Detainees.
Comparison Group (N=82) | Ex-Detainees (N=337) | ||||
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N | % | N | % | p-value | |
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Depression | |||||
No | 63 | 76.8% | 199 | 59.1% | 0.003* |
Yes | 19 | 23.2% | 138 | 40.9% | |
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PTSD | |||||
No | 82 | 100% | 292 | 86.6% | <0.001 Ψ* |
Yes | 0 | 0 | 45 | 13.4% | |
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Disability | |||||
No | 52 | 63.4% | 169 | 50.2% | 0.03 |
Yes | 30 | 36.6% | 168 | 49.8% | |
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Post-concussive Syndrome | |||||
No | 68 | 82.9% | 154 | 45.7% | <0.001* |
Yes | 14 | 17.1% | 183 | 54.3% | |
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General Health Status, past 4 weeks | |||||
Excellent, Good | 21 | 25.6% | 42 | 12.5% | 0.002† |
Fair | 38 | 46.3% | 157 | 46.6% | |
Poor, Very Poor | 23 | 28.1% | 138 | 40.9% | |
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Number of Chronic Medical Conditions | |||||
0 to 2 | 62 | 75.6% | 156 | 46.3% | <0.001* |
3 or more | 20 | 24.4% | 181 | 53.7% | |
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Number of Physical Disabilities | |||||
None | 19 | 23.2% | 61 | 18.1% | 0.29 |
One or more | 63 | 76.8% | 276 | 81.9% |
Fisher's Exact Test
2-sided Wilcoxon rank-sum test
Unless indicated, p-values were for Pearson Chi Square test.