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. 2015 Nov 1;4(4):e28466. doi: 10.5812/atr.28466

Table 1. Association Between Demographic and Clinical Characteristics and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Based on Univariate Analysis a.

Predictors PTSD OR, 95% CI P Value
No, n = 172 b Yes, n = 160 b
Genderb 1.02 (0.81 - 1.26) 0.83
Male 98 (51.3) 93 (48.7)
Female 74 (52.5) 67 (47.5)
Age, y c 49.40 ±13.50 60.49± 16.80 < 0.001
Job b 1.86 (0.94 - 3.7) < 0.001
Employee 137 (64.6) 75 (35.4)
Unemployed 35(29.2) 85 (70.8)
Marital Status b 2.86(1.08-7/57) 0.028
Married 166 (53.4) 145 (46.6)
Single 6 (28.6) 15 (71.4)
Number of Children c 3.92 ±1.40 4.88 ± 1.72 < 0.001
Educational level b 1.095 (0.7 - 1.70) 0.69
Illiterate and Elementary 106 (51.0) 102 (49.0)
High school and above 66 (53.2) 58 (46.8)
Hospital stay (Day) c 5.65± 4.52 8.87± 4.95 < 0.001
Type of critical care unit b 0.94 (0.61-1.45) 0.79
GICU, PCSICU 76 (51.0) 73 (49.0)
CCU 96 (52.5) 87 (47.5)
Admission for trauma reason b 1.08(0.7-1.65) 0.734
Yes 10 (55.6) 8 (44.4)
No 162 (51.6) 152 (48.4)
Mechanical ventilation b 5.73 (3.45 - 9.50) < 0.001
Yes 29 (25.2) 86 (74.8)
No 143 (65.9) 74 (34.1)
Additional co-morbidities b 6.78 (4.10-10.91) < 0.001
Yes 54 (30.85) 121 (69.15)
No 118 (75.15) 39 (24.85)
Drug abuse b 2.52 (1.95 - 3.25) 0.003
Yes 13 (30.23) 30 (69.77)
No 159 (55.02) 130 (44.98)

a Abbreviations: CCU, coronary care unit; GICU, general intensive care unit; PCSICU, Postcardiac surgical intensive care unit.

b The values are presented as No (%)

c The values are presented as mean± standard deviation