Table 1 Comparison of demographic data and psychosocial profile among Polish, Ukrainian, and Taiwanese participants (N = 1626).

From: Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war, a comparison between populations in Poland, Ukraine, and Taiwan

Demographic data

Mean ± SD (Number (%))

p-value

Poland (N = 1053)

Ukraine (N = 385)

Taiwan (N = 188)

Gender

 Male

252 (23.9)

71 (18.4)

84 (44.7)

 < 0.001

 Female

801 (76.1)

313 (81.6)

104 (55.3)

Age

 12–21 years

295 (28)

83 (21.6)

29 (15.4)

 < 0.001

 22–30 years

451 (42.8)

81 (21)

45 (23.9)

 31–40 years

157 (14.9)

78 (20.3)

69 (36.7)

 41–49 years

111 (10.5)

66 (17.1)

32 (17)

 50–59 years

32 (3)

33 (8.6)

9 (4.8)

 Above 60 years

7 (0.7)

44 (11.4)

4 (2.1)

Education attainment

 None

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

NA

 Primary school

13 (1.2)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0.083

 Secondary school (Grades 7–9)

14 (1.3)

3 (0.8)

0 (0)

0.215

 Upper secondary school (Grades 10–12)

516 (49)

72 (18.7)

4 (2.1)

 < 0.001

 College

0 (0)

0 (0)

6 (3.2)

NA

 University: Bachelor

206 (19.6)

140 (36.4)

99 (52.7)

 < 0.001

 University: Master or PhD

304 (28.9)

169 (43.9)

78 (41.5)

 < 0.001

Do any of your family members reside in Ukraine?

 Yes

45 (4.3)

376 (97.7)

0 (0)

 < 0.001

 No

1008 (95.7)

9 (2.3)

188 (100)

Marital status

 Single

334 (31.7)

99 (25.7)

88 (46.8)

 < 0.001

 Married

213 (20.2)

171 (44.4)

62 (33)

 < 0.001

 In a relationship with a significant other

461 (43.8)

78 (20.3)

34 (18.1)

 < 0.001

 Divorced/separated

41 (3.9)

30 (7.8)

4 (2.1)

0.002

 Widowed

4 (0.4)

7 (1.8)

0 (0)

0.006

Employment status

 Student

496 (47.1)

115 (29.9)

52 (27.7)

 < 0.001

 Employed

517 (49.1)

213 (55.3)

124 (66)

 < 0.001

 Unemployed

9 (0.9)

20 (5.2)

5 (2.7)

 < 0.001

 Homemaker

22 (2.1)

0 (0)

2 (1.1)

0.013

 Farmers

2 (0.2)

21 (5.5)

0 (0)

 < 0.001

 Retired

7 (0.7)

16 (4.2)

5 (2.7)

 < 0.001

Are you a refugee?

 Yes

13 (1.2)

97 (25.2)

1 (0.5)

 < 0.001

 No

1040 (98.8)

288 (74.8)

187 (99.5)

Parental status

 No children

827 (78.5)

196 (50.9)

141 (75)

 < 0.001

 I have a child younger/older than 16 years

190 (18)

156 (40.5)

41 (21.8)

 < 0.001

 I have children younger and older than 16 years

36 (3.5)

33 (8.6)

6 (3.2)

 < 0.001

Household size

 1 person

190 (18)

47 (12.2)

15 (8)

 < 0.001

 2 people

347 (33)

85 (22.1)

29 (15.4)

 < 0.001

 3–5 people

490 (46.5)

237 (61.6)

127 (67.6)

 < 0.001

 6 people or more

26 (2.5)

16 (4.2)

17 (9)

 < 0.001

Family monthly income (USD)

2358.24 ± 8780.92

2939.05 ± 33,754.02

4907.77 ± 8932.27

0.203

Are you religious?

 Yes

339 (32.2)

217 (56.4)

80 (42.6)

 < 0.001

 No

714 (67.8)

168 (43.6)

108 (57.4)

Please self-rate your current health status

 Very good

248 (23.6)

38 (9.9)

42 (22.3)

 < 0.001

 Good

382 (36.3)

110 (28.6)

78 (41.5)

0.004

 Fair

210 (19.9)

151 (39.2)

61 (32.4)

 < 0.001

 Poor

181 (17.2)

73 (19)

6 (3.2)

 < 0.001

 Very poor

32 (3)

13 (3.4)

1 (0.5)

0.123

Do you have medical insurance?

 Yes

982 (93.3)

91 (23.6)

186 (98.6)

 < 0.001

 No

71 (6.7)

294 (76.4)

2 (1.1)

Do you suffer from a chronic illness (e.g. heart disease, cancer etc.)?

 Yes

204 (19.4)

101 (26.2)

17 (9)

 < 0.001

 No

849 (80.6)

284 (73.8)

171 (91)

Did you suffer from COVID-19 in the past 2 years?

 Yes

614 (58.3)

258 (67)

1 (0.5)

 < 0.001

 No

439 (41.7)

127 (33)

187 (99.5)

Did you suffer from psychiatric illness in the past (e.g. depression, anxiety disorder, alcoholism, post-traumatic stress disorder etc.)?

 Yes

518 (49.2)

104 (27)

15 (8)

 < 0.001

 No

535 (50.8)

281 (73)

173 (92)

Have you experienced a serious accident, life-threatening situation or disaster before?

 Yes

282 (26.8)

91 (23.6)

21 (11.2)

 < 0.001

 No

771 (73.2)

294 (76.4)

167 (88.8)

  1. SD standard deviation, NA not applicable, USD United States dollar.