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Table 4 Characteristics of women who developed PTSD or PTSS after the induced abortion

From: Posttraumatic stress among women after induced abortion: a Swedish multi-centre cohort study

Variable

Comparison group n = 499

Developed PTSD/PTSS n = 51

Recovered n = 145

Unchanged n = 25

 

n (%)

n (%)

P-value

n (%)

P-value

n (%)

P-value

Anxiety symptoms at baseline

139 (28.0)

32 (62.7)

<0.001

86 (60.6)

<0.001

19 (76.0)

<0.001

Anxiety symptoms at 3 months

99 (20.2)

26 (52.0)

<0.001

67 (47.2)

<0.001

21 (87.5)

<0.001

Anxiety symptoms at 6 months

83 (19.6)

27 (56.2)

<0.001

62 (49.2)

<0.001

16 (88.9)

<0.001

Depressive symptoms at baseline

113 (22.8)

18 (35.3)

0.046

54 (38.0)

<0.001

20 (80.0)

<0.001

Depressive symptoms at 3 months

34 (7.0)

16 (32.0)

<0.001

34 (23.9)

<0.001

13 (54.2)

<0.001

Depressive symptoms at 6 months

28 (6.6)

12 (25.0)

<0.001

31 (24.6)

<0.001

9 (50.0)

<0.001

Antidepressant use

16 (3.3)

4 (8.7)

0.1

17 (12.1)

<0.001

3 (12.0)

0.025

  1. The characteristics of women who recovered from PTSD or PTSS or were unchanged in their state of PTSD or PTSS are displayed as complementary information, in italics. Frequencies are reported in relation to available responses for specific items and at specific time-points.