Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist among the Lebanese Population Exposed to the Beirut Explosion: A Cross-Sectional Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study sample and association of demographic factors with translated PTSD scale ().

Variable	Description	Frequency	Percentage (%)		-test	value
Gender	Male	216	24.2		4.99	<0.01
	Female	675	75.8
Educational level	High school	27	3			<0.01
	Diploma	279	31.3		55.11
	Bachelor	144	16.2
	Postgraduate	441	49.5
Comorbidities	Yes	315	35.4		9.55	<0.01
	No	576	64.6
Visited psychiatric clinic	Yes	189	21.2		332.50	<0.01
	No	558	62.6
	I need to	144	16.2
Lost one of your family due to COVID-19	Yes	63	7.1		1.22	0.22
	No	828	92.9
Lost one of your friends due to COVID-19	Yes	328	36.8		3.50	<0.01
	No	563	63.2
Lost job due to COVID-19	Yes	90	10.1		5.87	<0.01
	No	801	89.9
Being infected with COVID-19	Yes	324	36.4		0.21	0.89
	No	567	63.6
Sleep problems	Yes	531	59.6		11.07	<0.01
	No	360	40.4
Smoking	Yes	351	39.4		12.33	<0.01
	No	540	60.6
Working	Yes	424	47.6		5.87	<0.01
	No	467	52.4
Family member					—	—
Age (year)					—	—

: mean and standard deviation; : -distribution. value ≤ 0.01.