Table 1.
Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients and PTSD outcomes.
| Patients, No. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | All (n = 675) | No (n = 591) | PTSD (n = 84) | P value |
| Demographic Characteristics | ||||
| Age, average | 53.58 | 53.48 | 54.29 | 0.016 |
| Female | 358 (53.0) | 314 (53.1) | 44 (52.4) | 0.908 |
| Married | 598(88.6( | 520 (88.0) | 78(92.9( | 0.269 |
| Undergraduate or above | 146 (21.6) | 128 (21.7) | 18 (21.4) | 1 |
| Income above 5000¥ | 193(28.6) | 101(29.8) | 17 (20.2) | 0.072 |
| Medical staff | 90 (13.3) | 79 (13.4) | 11 (13.1) | 0.553 |
| Smoking | 84(12.4) | 72(12.2) | 12(14.3) | 0.596 |
| Family situation | ||||
| Live with parents | 140(20.7) | 118(20.0) | 22 (26.2) | 0.196 |
| Live with children | 338(50.1) | 281(47.5( | 57(67.9) | <.001 |
| Family member infected | 221(32.7) | 199 (33.7) | 22 (26.2) | 0.106 |
| Family member died | 47(7) | 41 (6.9) | 6 (7.1) | 1 |
| Clinical features in hospital | ||||
| Underlying illness | 251(37.2) | 226(38.2) | 25(29.8) | 0.148 |
| Severity levels | ||||
| Mild | 145 (21.5) | 136 (23.0) | 9 (10.7) | <.001 |
| Moderate | 406 (60.1) | 346 (58.5) | 60 (71.4) | |
| Severe | 116 (17.2) | 102 (17.3) | 14 (16.7) | |
| Critically ill | 8 (1.2) | 7 (1.2) | 1 (1.2) | |
| Days in hospital, average | 27.87 | 28.05 | 26.62 | 0.004 |
| Hospital treatment | ||||
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 13(2.4) | 12 (2.5) | 1 (1.6) | 1 |
| Corticosteroids | 96(20.8) | 91(22.2) | 5 (9.6) | 0.016 |
| ICU | 35(5.2) | 30 (5.1) | 5 (6.0) | 0.163 |
| Signs and symptoms after discharge | ||||
| Cough | 93(13.8) | 72 (12.2) | 21 (25.0) | 0.003 |
| Chest pain | 40(5.9) | 35 (5.9) | 5 (6.0) | 1 |
| Chest Distress | 99(14.7) | 76 (12.9) | 23 (27.4) | <.001 |
| Dyspnea | 36(5.3) | 29 (4.9) | 7 (8.3) | 0.194 |
| Dizziness | 38(5.6) | 30 (5.1) | 8 (9.5) | 0.123 |
| Fatigue | 86(12.7) | 64(10.8) | 22 (26.2) | <.001 |
| Other symptoms | 49(7.3) | 38 (6.4) | 11 (13.1) | 0.04 |
| Re-detectable positive COVID-19 RNA test | 30 (5.3) | 26 (5.2) | 4 (6.1) | 0.769 |
| Social factors | ||||
| Discrimination, mean (S.D.) | 7.67(2.94) | 6.34 (2.56) | 8.69 (2.81) | 0.064 |