Table 4: Mean scores on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale at follow-up in participants from the injury cohort, by presence in Fort McMurray at evacuation
VariableNo. of participantsMean score± SD
AnxietyDepression
In Fort McMurray on May 3
    Evacuated90*6.3 ± 4.54.1 ± 4.0
    Not evacuated41.8 ± 1.32.0 ± 1.4
Based in Fort McMurray but not there May 3113.9 ± 3.72.8 ± 2.9
No longer living/working in Fort McMurray73.6 ± 2.11.6 ± 1.4
Total1124.4 ± 3.93.7 ± 3.8
All not evacuated223.4 ± 2.92.3 ± 2.5
Compared with evacuatedp = 0.01p = 0.04

Note: SD = standard deviation.

*Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores were missing for 1 participant.