Table 1 Study sample characteristics.

From: A cross-sectional study of screened depression prevalence among Gaza war survivors who fled versus those who remained

 

Total (N = 788)

Fled group (N = 383)

Non-fled group (N = 405)

p-value

Age (years), mean (SD)

38 (14.57)

28.88 (11.48)

46.82 (11.50)

0.00

Gender, n (%)

Female

364 (46.19)

258 (67.36)

106 (26.17)

< 0.05

Male

424 (53.81)

125 (32.64)

299 (73.83)

 

Marital status, n (%)

Single

273 (34.6)

228 (59.53)

45 (11.11)

< 0.05

Married

490 (62.2)

135 (35.24)

355 (87.65)

 

Divorced

12 (1.5)

8 (2.1)

4 (0.99)

 

Widowed

13 (1.7)

12 (3.13)

1 (0.25)

 

Educational status, n (%)

Primary

11 (1.4)

5 (1.31)

6 (1.48)

0.02

Secondary

72 (9.1)

46 (12.01)

26 (6.42)

 

College+

705 (89.5)

332 (86.68)

373 (92.1)

 

Experiencing displacement, n (%)

Yes

666 (84.52)

323 (84.33)

343 (84.7)

< 0.05

No

62 (7.87)

0 (0)

62 (15.3)

 

Only to the outside of Gaza

60 (7.61)

60 (15.67)

0 (0)

 

Losing work due to the war, n (%)

Yes

383 (48.60)

183 (47.78)

173 (42.72)

0.153

No

405 (51.40)

200 (52.22)

232 (57.28)

 

Losing a family member due to the war, n (%)

Yes

342 (43.4)

157 (40.99)

185 (45.68)

0.185

No

446 (56.6)

226 (59.01)

220 (54.32)