Table 5.
Life style and use of drugs in war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and control healthy subjects
| No. (%) of |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | PTSD (n = 101) | control (n = 55) | P* |
| Alcohol: | 0.002 | ||
| no | 87 (86.1) | 35 (63.6) | |
| yes | 14 (13.9) | 20 (36.4) | |
| Smoking: | 0.442 | ||
| no | 52 (51.5) | 24 (43.6) | |
| yes | 49 (48.5) | 31 (56.4) | |
| Exercise: | 0.076 | ||
| no | 79 (78.2) | 35 (63.6) | |
| yes | 22 (21.8) | 20 (36.4) | |
| High blood pressure: | 0.960 | ||
| no | 92 (91.1) | 51 (92.7) | |
| yes | 9 (8.9) | 4 (7.3) | |
| Diabetes: | 0.760 | ||
| no | 99 (98.0) | 55 (100.0) | |
| yes | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Blood lipids: | 0.760 | ||
| no | 99 (98.0) | 55 (100.0) | |
| yes | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Anxiolytics: | <0.001 | ||
| no | 28 (27.7) | 55 (100.0) | |
| yes | 73 (72.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Antidepressants: | <0.001 | ||
| no | 49 (48.5) | 55 (100.0) | |
| yes | 52 (51.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
*χ2 test.