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Table 2 Sociodemographic data and personality trait T-scores in relation to post-abortion PTSS/PTSD trajectories (n = 674)

From: Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion: findings from a Swedish multi-center cohort study

Variable

Comparison group n = 464

Developed PTSD/PTSS n = 48

 

Recovered n = 137

 

Unchanged n = 25

 
 

n %

n %

p-value

n %

p-value

n %

p-value

Variable

 Age

  

<0.01

 

ns

 

ns

  15–19

28 (6.0)

6 (12.5)

 

11 (8.0)

 

4 (16.0)

 

  20–24

119 (25.6)

22 (45.8)

 

39 (28.5)

 

4 (16.0)

 

  25–34

194 (41.8)

15 (31.3)

 

54 (39.4)

 

14 (56.0)

 

  35–52

123 (26.5)

5 (10.4)

 

33 (24.1)

 

3 (12)

 

Living alone

108 (23.7)

16 (34.0)

ns

30 (22.7)

ns

6 (24.0)

ns

Education < 12 years

275 (59.5)

34 (72.3)

ns

95 (69.3)

<0.05

19 (76.0)

ns

 Occupation

  

<0.05

 

ns

 

ns

  Working full time

205 (45.3)

10 (22.2)

 

49 (36.6)

 

6 (24.0)

 

  Working part time

92 (20.3)

12 (26.7)

 

30 (22.4)

 

5 (20.0)

 

  Student

98 (21.6)

15 (33.3)

 

37 (27.6)

 

8 (32.0)

 

  Other occupation

58 (12.8)

8 (17.8)

 

18 (13.4)

 

6 (24.0)

 

Sexual trauma

12 (2.6)

5 (10.4)

< 0.01

39 (28.5)

<0.001

9 (36.0)

<0.001

Experience of violence

79 (17.0)

19 (39.6)

<0.001

82 (59.9)

<0.001

18 (72.0)

<0.001

Anxiety symptoms

127 (27.5)

31 (64.6)

<0.001

80 (59.3)

<0.001

19 (76.0)

<0.001

Depression symptoms

107 (23.2)

18 (37.5)

<0.05

52 (38.5)

<0.001

20 (80.0)

<0.001

Antidepressant use

15 (3.3)

4 (9.3)

ns

16 (12.0)

<0.001

3 (12.0)

<0.05

Alcohol use

388 (83.6)

34 (70.8)

<0.05

110 (80.3)

ns

18 (72.0)

ns

Tobacco use

138 (29.8)

16 (33.3)

ns

52 (38.0)

ns

16 (64.0)

<0.001

Foreign born

25 (5.4)

3 (6.3)

ns

12 (8.8)

ns

1 (4.0)

ns

No children

239 (53.6)

29 (70.7)

<0.05

71 (55.5)

ns

11 (45.8)

ns

Previous abortion

135 (31.3)

14 (34.1)

ns

47 (38.2)

ns

12 (48.0)

ns

 Abortion method

  

ns

 

ns

 

ns

  Medical

377 (83.8)

35 (79.5)

 

110 (83.3)

 

21 (84.0)

 

  Surgical

73 (16.2)

9 (20.5)

 

22 (16.7)

 

4 (16.0)

 

 Place of abortion

  

ns

 

ns

 

ns

  Home

257 (57.2)

22 (52.4)

 

68 (51.1)

 

13 (52.0)

 

  Clinic

192 (42.8)

20 (47.6)

 

65 (48.9)

 

12 (48.0)

 

Counseling before abortion

175 (41.8)

25 (58.1)

<0.05

69 (53.9)

<0.05

11 (45.8)

ns

Counseling after abortion

10 (2.4)

3 (7.0)

ns

4 (3.1)

ns

1 (4.2)

ns