Post-traumatic stress symptoms among an Egyptian sample of post-remission COVID-19 survivors: prevalence and sociodemographic and clinical correlates

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study participants

Variable		COVID-19 survivors (n = 85)		Control (n = 85)		t	P value
Age	Mean ± SD	36.0 ± 9.40		33.7 ± 9.37		1.58	0.117
		No	%	No	%	χ²
Sex	Female	69	81.2	62	72.9	1.63	0.202
Sex	Male	16	18.2	23	27.1	1.63	0.202
Level of education	Low to moderate	53	62.4	48	56.5	0.61	0.435
Level of education	High	32	37.6	37	43.5	0.61	0.435
Residence	Rural	55	64.7	46	54.1	1.976	0.160
Residence	Urban	30	35.3	39	45.9	1.976	0.160
Marital status	Married	75	88.2	66	77.6	3.37	0.066
Marital status	Not married	10	11.8	19	22.4	3.37	0.066
Occupation	Skilled	77	90.6	70	82.4	2.65	0.266
	Employee	7	8.2	12	14.1
	Unemployed	1	1.2	3	2.4
Hx of medical illnesses	Yes	19	22.4	11	12.9	2.590	0.108
Hx of medical illnesses	No	66	77.6	74	87.1	2.590	0.108
Hx of psychiatric illnesses	Yes	9	10.6	6	7.1	0.083	0.773
Hx of psychiatric illnesses	No	76	89.4	79	92.9	0.083	0.773
HADS scoring	Mean ± SD					MWU
Depression		8.2 ± 4.2		6.6 ± 3.9		−2.95	0.003
Anxiety		8.1 ± 4.2		6.1 ± 3.4		−3.33	0.001