Table 5.
Scores of PTSD symptoms of HCWs
| Characteristics | All | Group (N = 210) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCWs with mild/moderate illness (n = 85) | HCWs with critical/severe illness (n = 125) | p value | ||
| Age, median (IQR), years | 38.00 (33.00–48.00) | 39.00 (31.00–45.00) | 38.00 (33.00–48.00) | 0.3764 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female, n (%) | 171 (81.43) | 71 (83.53) | 100 (80.00) | 0.5186 |
| BMI, median (IQR), kg/m2 | 22.96 (21.23–25.47) | 22.64 (20.70–24.99) | 23.68 (21.48–25.78) | 0.0404 |
| PTSD symptoms scores, median (IQR) | ||||
| Avoidance | 7.00 (5.00–10.00) | 7.00 (4.00–9.00) | 8.00 (5.00–10.00) | 0.0574 |
| Intrusions | 5.00 (4.00–7.00) | 5.00 (3.00–6.00) | 6.00 (4.00–8.00) | 0.0484 |
| Hyperarousal | 6.00 (4.00–8.00) | 6.00 (4.00–8.00) | 6.00 (4.00–8.00) | 0.1614 |
| Dissociation | 5.00 (2.00–7.00) | 4.00 (2.00–7.00) | 5.00 (3.00–7.00) | 0.1084 |
| PTSDETI scores | 19.00 (13.00–26.00) | 17.00 (12.00–24.00) | 20.00 (14.00–26.00) | 0.0542 |
| Possible PTSD, n (%) | 46 (21.90) | 15 (17.65) | 31 (24.80) | |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range, IQR) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables. Kruskal-Wallis (K-W) test was used for continuous variables and chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test for all categorical variables. DLCO was measured through single-breath method
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