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Table 5 Sociodemographic factors associated with PTSD post COVID-19 lockdown

From: Increased psychological distress after the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown in the Saudi population: a cross-sectional study

Parameter

Category

N

%

p value

Gender

Male

128

42.4

 

Female

84

40.4

.653

Age category (years)

18-30

123

41.0

 

31-40

57

44.5

 

41-50

27

46.6

 

> 50

5

20.8

.148

Educational level

Primary

1

50.0

 

Middle

2

28.6

 

Secondary

64

42.1

 

University

116

41.1

 

Post-graduate

29

43.3

.955

Region/province

Makkah

48

40.3

 

Madinah

20

54.1

 

Riyadh

51

36.2

 

Qassim

46

42.6

 

Eastern Province

20

62.5

 

Northern regions

4

20.0

 

Southern regions

11

37.9

 

Moving

12

50.0

.041*

Region prevalence (cases per 1 million inhabitants)

Low (< 10k)

59

34.9

 

Moderate (10-12k)

95

40.8

 

High (> 12k)

46

54.8

 

Unclassified (moving)

12

50.0

.020*

Marital status

Single

123

42.3

 

Married

84

40.4

 

Divorced

5

50.0

 

Widow

0

0.0

.757

Number of children

None

126

41.7

 

1-3

51

44.3

 

4-6

31

37.3

 

7-10

4

40.0

.804

Professional status

Unemployed

29

40.8

 

Student

93

41.3

 

Employee

82

43.6

 

Entrepreneur

4

28.6

 

Retired

4

33.3

.799

Working in health sector

No

187

41.8

 

Yes

25

39.7

.746

Relative working in health sector

No

154

43.9

 

Yes

58

36.5

.116

Family income (SAR)

< 5k

35

52.2

 

5-10k

55

42.3

 

10-15k

56

41.2

 

15-20k

24

30.8

 

20-25k

21

51.2

 

> 25k

21

36.2

.102

Accommodation

Apartment

87

43.9

 

Floor

46

43.8

 

Villa

79

38.2

.435

No. occupants

1

3

33.3

 

2

5

31.3

 

3-5

77

44.5

 

6+

127

40.7

.645

  1. *Statistically significant result (p < 0.050)