Table 2.
Participants' characteristics by BDNF Val66Met carrier status.
| Variable | Category | Total n (%) | BDNF Val66Met carrier status | χ 2 value | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val/Val n (%) | Met/Met + Met/Val n (%) | |||||
| Overall | 175 (100.0) | 40 (22.9) | 135 (77.1) | |||
| Gender | Female | 94 (53.7) | 21 (52.5) | 73 (54.1) | 0.031 | 0.861 |
| Male | 81 (46.3) | 19 (47.5) | 62 (45.9) | |||
| Age (years) | 29–59 | 103 (58.9) | 24 (60.0) | 79 (58.5) | 0.028 | 0.867 |
| ≥60 | 72 (41.1) | 16 (40.0) | 56 (41.5) | |||
| Marital status | Married | 152 (86.9) | 38 (95.0) | 114 (84.4) | 3.102 | 0.083 |
| Single/divorced/widowed | 23 (13.1) | 2 (5.0) | 21 (15.6) | |||
| Education level | ≤primary school | 103 (58.9) | 21 (52.5) | 82 (60.7) | 0.865 | 0.352 |
| >primary school | 72 (41.1) | 19 (47.5) | 53 (39.3) | |||
| Flood-related stressors | 0–2 | 101 (57.7) | 25 (62.5) | 76 (56.3) | 0.487 | 0.485 |
| ≥3 | 74 (42.3) | 15 (37.5) | 59 (43.7) | |||
| Postflood stressors | 0–2 | 130 (74.3) | 28 (70.0) | 102 (75.6) | 0.499 | 0.480 |
| ≥3 | 45 (25.7) | 12 (30.0) | 33 (24.4) | |||