Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and healthy control subjects
| Characteristics | PTSD (n = 101) | control (n = 55) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean±standard deviation) | 41.9 ± 6.9 | 39.1 ± 7.8 | 0.021* |
| Education (n, %): | 0.005† | ||
| primary or high school | 92 (91.1) | 40 (72.7) | |
| college, university or still studying | 9 (8.9) | 15 (27.3) | |
| Marital status (n, %): | 0.396† | ||
| single | 20 (19.8) | 13 (23.6) | |
| married | 78 (77.2) | 38 (69.1) | |
| divorced | 3 (3.0) | 3 (5.5) | |
| widowed | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8) | |
| Economic status (n, %): | <0.001† | ||
| considerably or somewhat worse than most other people | 34 (33.7) | 5 (9.1) | |
| neither better nor worse than most other people | 60 (59.4) | 32 (58.2) | |
| considerably or somewhat better than most other people | 7 (6.9) | 18 (32.7) |
*Independent samples t test.
†χ2 test.