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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Psychiatry. 2014 Apr 26;55(7):1626–1638. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.04.014

Table 6. Psychiatric and Health Status of Vietnamese Comparison Group and Ex-Political Detainees.

Comparison Group (N=82) Ex-Detainees (N=337)

N % N % p-value

Depression
 No 63 76.8% 199 59.1% 0.003*
 Yes 19 23.2% 138 40.9%

PTSD
 No 82 100% 292 86.6% <0.001 Ψ*
 Yes 0 0 45 13.4%

Disability
 No 52 63.4% 169 50.2% 0.03
 Yes 30 36.6% 168 49.8%

Post-concussive Syndrome
 No 68 82.9% 154 45.7% <0.001*
 Yes 14 17.1% 183 54.3%

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%

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%

Number of Physical Disabilities
 None 19 23.2% 61 18.1% 0.29
 One or more 63 76.8% 276 81.9%
Ψ

Fisher's Exact Test

2-sided Wilcoxon rank-sum test

Unless indicated, p-values were for Pearson Chi Square test.