TABLE 1.
Socio-demographics, Health factors, and medication history
| Participant characteristics | Never/remitted PTSD | Late-onset PTSD | Long standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 182 | 31 | 25 |
| Socio-demographics | |||
| Age | 68 (3) | 68 (2) | 69 (1) |
| Education, years | 14 (2) | 13 (2) | 13 (3) |
| Employed full time, % | 23 | 13 | 18 |
| Health factors | |||
| BMI | 29 (4) | 31 (5) | 28 (4) |
| Current smokers, % | 15 | 15 | 19 |
| Alcohol use, drinks/week | 2 (7) | 2 (5) | 2 (2) |
| History of hypertension % | 57 | 72 | 53 |
| Diabetes % | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Depression % | 2 | 15 | 31 |
| Medication, use(%) | |||
| Antidepressant | 8 | 36 | 50 |
| Beta blockers | 26 | 33 | 7 |
| PTSDSS score | 21 (8) | 27 (11) | 33(11) |
Notes: For continuous variables, we presented the mean (SD), and for binary variables we presented the percentage prevalence.