Table 3.
Prevalence of diagnosis by gender of Veterans.
| Disorder | Female (7.89%), n (%) | Male (92.11%), n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| PTSD only | 213125 (10.65%) | 1787994 (89.35%) |
| PTSD and GERD | 80340 (10.19%) | 708096 (89.81%) |
| PTSD and peptic ulcer disease | 3817 (7.08) | 50085 (92.92) |
| PTSD and functional dyspepsia | n = 13,563, 12.34% | n = 96,320, 87.66% |
| PTSD and Crohn’s disease | n = 1482, 12.65% | n = 10,233, 87.35% |
| PTSD and ulcerative colitis | n = 2468, 11.10% | n = 19,757, 88.90% |
| PTSD and diverticular disease | n = 16,369, 5.77% | n = 267,276, 94.23% |
| PTSD and constipation | n = 31,421, 15.53% | n = 170,963, 84.47% |
| PTSD and IBS | n = 27,959, 25.51% | n = 81,641, 74.49% |
| PTSD and nausea/vomiting | n = 69,667, 12.93% | n = 469,232, 87.07% |
Table shows the prevalence of PTSD and then PTSD combined with each GI condition within the studied population. In the general population of 13,669,058 Veterans, the expected rate of PTSD by gender is that 9% of cases will be female, and 91% of cases will be male. This table shows that the proportion of PTSD cases is much higher in females when combined with certain GI conditions.