Table 5

Psychological morbidity in percentage of five age groups of affected residents and members of the comparison group visiting their FP at least once per year, one year pre-disaster (year 0) and five years post-disaster (year 1 through 5).
Psychological problems
 Age groups


Age 5–14
 Age 15–24
 Age 25–44
 Age 45–64
 Age 65+


A
 C
 A
 C
 A
 C
 A
 C
 A
 C
Pre-disaster
 Year 0
 6,2
 7,1
 12,2
 8,7
 17,9
 12,6
 18,4
 14,8
 16,4
 19,0
Post-disaster
 Year 1
 25,6***
 5,2
 41,2***
 10,4
 49,9***
 15,6
 53,9***
 17,5
 51,4***
 20,4

Year 2
 14,0
 7,4
 22,2
 11,2
 31,9***
 15,5
 33,8***
 17,3
 28,0**
 18,3

Year 3
 13,0
 8,9
 25,8
 15,0
 30,8**
 16,3
 31,0**
 18,5
 31,5*
 25,0

Year 4
 12,4
 7,4
 19,4
 12,7
 25,9
 17,0
 26,3
 18,8
 25,2
 23,4

Year 5
 8,4
 6,1
 18,1
 10,9
 22,5***
 16,2
 23,0
 16,3
 21,5
 22,7

A Affected residents

C Comparison group

* P < .05, year compared with year 0

** P < .01, year compared with year 0

*** P < .001, year compared with year 0

Soeteman et al. BMC Family Practice 2008 9:48   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-9-48