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Table 2 Characteristics of the participants (n = 172) with (n = 106) and without (n = 66) an available medical record

From: Quality of primary care for resettled refugees in the Netherlands with chronic mental and physical health problems: a cross-sectional analysis of medical records and interview data

 

Medical record (n = 106)1

No medical record (n = 66)1

p-value

Age in years: mean (SD)

46.4 (12)

44.4 (13)

0.345

Gender (female): n (%)

51 (48%)

37 (56%)

0.311

Time since permit in years: median (range)

10 (1–26)

8.5 (1–23)

0.822

Country of origin: n (%)

   

- Afghanistan

50 (47%)

32 (49%)

- Iran

45 (43%)

18 (27%)

- Somalia

11 (10%)

16 (24%)

0.023

Education: n (%)

(n = 105)

(n = 64)

 

- Low

19 (18%)

13 (20%)

- Intermediate

26 (25%)

14 (22%)

- High

60 (57%)

37 (58%)

0.884

Prevalence

   

- PTSD (HTQ score > 2.5) (n,%)

17 (16%)

9 (14%)

0.669

- Anxiety and/or Depression (HSCL-25 > 1.75)

37 (35%)

23 (35%)

0.994

- CMD (PTSD, depression or anxiety)

37 (35%)

23 (35%)

0.994

- Diabetes type II (according to interview)

14 (13%)

15 (23%)

0.352

- Hypertension (according to interview)

16 (15%)

15 (23%)

0.188

  1. PTSD = Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, HTQ = Harvard Trauma Questionnaire, HSCL = Hopkins Symptom Checklist, CMD = Common Mental Disorder.
  2. 1Proportion’s denominator, unless indicated otherwise.