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. 2015 Feb 16;5(2):e006000. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006000

Table 1.

Description of the lost to follow-up group

Baseline characteristic Number at baseline N (%) loss to follow-up Attrition
OR (95% CI)
Total sample 450 112 (24.9)
Age
 18–21 (born in displacement) 39 9 (23.1) Reference
 22–37 (child at displacement) 189 66 (34.9) 0.8 (0.4 to 1.9)
 38–65 (adult at displacement) 222 37 (16.7) 0. 6 (0.2 to 1.3)
Gender
 Male 166 50 (30.1) Reference
 Female 284 62 (21.8) 0.6 (0.4 to 1.0)
Marital status
 Married 345 79 (22.9) Reference
 Widowed/divorced 37 7 (18.9) 0.8 (0.3 to 1.8)
 Never married 67 26 (38.9) 2.1 (1.2 to 3.7)
Education
 Postsecondary (AL) 61 18 (29.5) Reference
 Secondary (OL) 272 66 (24.3) 0.8 (0.4 to 1.4)
 Primary (grade 5) 115 28 (24.3) 0.8 (0.4 to 1.5)
Employment
 Employed 182 58 (31.9) Reference
 Unemployed 268 54 (20.1) 0.5 (0.3 to 0.8)
Financial debt
 No debts 256 58 (22.6) Reference
 Indebted 193 53 (27.5) 1.3 (0.8 to 1.9)
Food security (year)
 Sufficient food 319 76 (23.8) Reference
 Lack sufficient food 130 36 (27.7) 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9)
Mental disorder
 Any CMD negative 365 98 (26.8) Reference
 Any CMD positive 85 14 (16.5) 0.5 (0.3 to 1.0)
 Somatoform negative 387 103 (26.6) Reference
 Somatoform positive 63 9 (14.3) 0.4 (0.2 to 0.9)
 Major depression negative 425 110 (25.8) Reference
 Major depression positive 24 2 (8.3) 0.3 (0.1 to 1.1)
 Other depression negative 404 102 (25.2) Reference
 Other depression positive 45 10 (22.2) 0.8 (0.4 to 1.8)
 Anxiety negative 413 108 (26.1) Reference
 Anxiety positive 30 3 (10.0) 0.3 (0.1 to 1.1)
 PTSD negative 439 110 (25.1) Reference
 PTSD positive 11 2 (18.2) 0.7 (0.1 to 3.1)
Resilience
 Very low 49 13 (26.5) 2.1 (1.0 to 4.6)
 Low 43 13 (30.2) 2.6 (1.2 to 5.5)
 On low end 55 19 (34.5) 3.1 (1.6 to 6.2)
 Moderate 63 19 (30.1) 2.5 (1.3 to 5.0)
 Moderately high 60 22 (36.7) 3.4 (1.7 to 6.6)
 High 180 26 (14.4) Reference
Social support
 Availability low 75 17 (22.7) 1.5 (0.8 to 2.9)
 Availability medium 175 63 (36.0) 2.9 (1.8 to 4.8)
 Availability high 200 32 (16.0) Reference
 Adequacy low 76 23 (30.2) 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8)
 Adequacy medium 133 37 (27.8) 1.4 (0.9 to 2.3)
 Adequacy high 241 52 (21.6) Reference
Social network
 Adequate network 376 96 (25.5) Reference
 Social isolation 74 16 (21.6) 1.2 (0.7 to 2.7)

Bold values are significant at p<0.001.

AL, advanced level; CMD, common mental disorders; OL, ordinary level; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.