Table 1:
Baseline characteristics
| PTSD− (n=47) | PTSD+ (n=45) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Min-Max | Mean ± SD | Min-Max | T-test p-value |
|
| Age (years) | 25 ± 6 | 18 – 40 | 29 ± 8 | 19 – 49 | 0.002 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24 ± 4 | 17 – 35 | 29± 6 | 13 – 47 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 105 ± 9 | 89 – 127 | 108 ± 11 | 88 - 137 | 0.116 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 66 ± 8 | 48 - 80 | 71 ± 9 | 52 – 90 | 0.005 |
| Pulse Pressure (mmHg) | 39 ± 7 | 28 – 58 | 37 ± 7 | 23 – 58 | 0.170 |
| Heart Rate (beats/min) | 74 ± 10 | 52 – 95 | 74± 14 | 55 – 120 | 0.091 |
| PWV (m/s) | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 4.2 – 6.6 | 6.1 ± 0.8 | 4.3 –7.7 | <0.001 |
| * E2 (pg/mL, log10) | 1.6 ± 0.4 | .9 – 2.7 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 0.4 – 2.5 | 0.022 |
| PCL5 (a.u.) | 27 ± 15 | 2 – 62 | 41 ± 17 | 3 – 38 | <0.001 |
| Frequency | Frequency | Chi-square p-value |
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| PTSD Severity Category | |||||
| Borderline | 32 | 14 | 0.001 | ||
| Mild | 10 | 12 | |||
| Moderate | 4 | 13 | |||
| Severe | 1 | 6 | |||
| Contraceptives | |||||
| Yes | 20 | 26 | 0.175 | ||
| No | 27 | 19 | |||
| * Menstrual Cycle Phase | |||||
| Follicular | 15 | 22 | 0.204 | ||
| Luteal | 18 | 15 | |||
BMI, Body Mass Index; DBP, Average Diastolic Blood Pressure; SBP, Average Systolic Blood Pressure; PWV= Pulse Wave Velocity; E2, Estradiol. PCL5, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM5. Borderline=None or probable PTSD. *Sample size for E2 and Menstrual Cycle Phase: PTSD−, n= 33; PTSD+, n= 37.