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Table 2 Demographic data on participants with psychiatric diseases

From: Rate of psychiatric disorders and associations with quality of life among community members following the Kaohsiung gas explosion: an 18-month cross-sectional follow-up study

 

Non-PTSD or MDE

Probable PTSD

Probable MDE

Probable PTSD & MDE

p

n = 331

Rate(%)

n = 34

Rate(%)

n = 14

Rate(%)

n = 9

Rate(%)

Sexa

        

0.383

 Male

178

87.7

13

6.4

7

3.4

5

2.5

 

 Female

153

82.7

21

11.4

7

3.8

4

2.2

 

Ageb

        

0.477

(Mean ± SD)

42.9

16.0

47.0

16.3

45.4

16.9

40.9

8.7

 

Physical Injuriesa

        

0.680

 No

204

86.4

21

8.9

8

3.4

3

1.3

 

 Mild or Moderate

79

84.9

8

8.6

3

3.2

3

3.2

 

 Severe

48

81.4

5

8.5

3

5.1

3

5.1

 

Working status

        

0.801

 Unemployed

107

84.3

13

10.2

5

3.9

2

1.6

 

 Employed

224

85.8

21

8.0

9

3.4

7

2.7

 

Current Marital Status

        

0.728

 Single

152

83.5

19

10.4

7

3.8

4

2.2

 

 Married/Living Together

179

86.9

15

7.3

7

3.4

5

2.4

 

Educational Level

        

0.051

 Junior High School or Below

66

78.6

14

16.7

3

3.6

1

1.2

 

 Senior High School

119

88.8

9

6.7

5

3.7

1

0.7

 

 College or Higher

146

85.9

11

6.5

6

3.5

7

4.1

 

Religious Beliefs

        

0.755

 No

102

84.3

13

10.7

4

3.3

2

1.7

 

 Yes

229

85.8

21

7.9

10

3.7

7

2.6

 

Financial Problems

        

< 0.001*

 No

257

92.4

8

2.9

9

3.2

4

1.4

 

 Yes

74

67.3

26

23.6

5

4.5

5

4.5

 
  1. Note: aChi-square test; bOne-way ANOVA; *p < 0.001