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Table 1 Association of demographic and work-related variables with PTSD subscales, anxiety and depressive symptoms among seafarers

From: Post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health assessment of seafarers working on ocean-going vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic

Psychiatric symptoms

categories

Age (year) 1

AWH*

ASIV (days)**

Marital status

Work status

Duties

Position

Single

Married

Day

Shift

Deck

Engine room

Service

Officer

Non-officer

Anxiety

Yes

35.98 ± 8.13

69.61 ± 11.75

115.73 ± 63.13

11 (8)

44 (14.7)

28 (13)

25 (12)

34 (15)

19 (11.5)

2 (4.7)

38 (19)

17 (7.3)

No

34.28 ± 8.03

66.96 ± 9.21

124.18 ± 60.07

130 (92)

254 (85.3)

190 (87)

186 (88)

191 (85)

147 (88.5)

41 (95.3)

163 (71)

216 (92.7)

p-value

0.14

0.055

0.35

0.04*

0.75

0.25

< 0.001*

Depressive symptoms

Yes

35.48 ± 7.54

66.46 ± 11.90

133.97 ± 62.02

13 (9)

49 (16.5)

34 (15.6)

24 (11.4)

38 (17)

21 (12.7)

3 (7)

43 (21.4)

18 (7.7)

No

34.33 ± 8.13

67.43 ± 9.17

114.29 ± 63.33

128 (91)

249 (83.5)

184 (84.4)

187 (88.6)

187 (83)

145 (87.3)

40 (93)

158 (78.6)

215 (92.3)

p-value

0.29

0.46

0.04*

0.04*

0.2

0.25

< 0.001*

Intrusion

Yes

35.44 ± 8.09

66.39 ± 9.65

128.63 ± 50.11

29 (20.6)

81 (27.2)

55 (25)

50 (24)

54 (23)

43 (25.9)

13 (26.6)

70 (35)

39 (17)

No

34.18 ± 8.03

67.60 ± 9.57

112.86 ± 66.01

112 (79.4)

217 (72.8)

163 (75)

161 (76)

171 (76)

123 (74.1)

36 (73.4)

131 (65)

194 (83)

p-value

0.15

0.25

0.02*

0.13

0.71

0.83

0.001 > *

Hyper-vigilance

Yes

36.12 ± 8.42

64.02 ± 9.95

124.57 ± 55.43

20 (14.2)

78 (26.2)

55 (25)

39 (28.5)

45 (20)

40 (24)

16 (32.7)

56 (28)

41 (17.6)

No

34.03 ± 7.89

68.24 ± 9.29

114.58 ± 64.58

121 (85.8)

220 (73.8)

163 (75)

172 (81.5)

180 (80)

126 (76)

33 (67.3)

145 (72)

192 (82.4)

p-value

0.02*

0.001 > *

0.16

0.005*

0.09

0.25

0.01*

Avoidance

Yes

35.56 ± 8.11

64.88 ± 9.85

123.23 ± 47.73

24 (17)

69 (23)

47 (21.5)

41 (19.5)

44 (19.5)

43 (25.9)

6 (12.3)

55 (27.4)

36 (15.5)

No

34.21 ± 8.02

67.95 ± 9.43

115.08 ± 66.13

117 (83)

229 (77)

171 (78.5)

170 (80.5)

181 (80.5)

123 (74.1)

43(87.7)

146 (72.6)

197 (84.5)

p-value

0.14

0.006*

0.26

0.14

0.58

0.17

0.002*

  1. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed using General Anxiety Disorder-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 respectively
  2. *Average work hours per week
  3. **Average signing on in the current vessel (months)
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