Table 1.
Distribution of Coronary Risk Factors in Women in the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study
| PTSD symptoms |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | 0 | 1–4 | 5+ |
| Number in sample | 934 (89.1%) | 74 (7.0%) | 42 (4.0%) |
| Age at baseline (years) (p = .0800) | 45.8 | 40.3 | 44.2 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 558 (59.2%) | 51 (68.9%) | 25 (59.5%) |
| Non-White | 385 (40.8%) | 23 (31.2%) | 17 (40.5%) |
| Current smokers (%) | 402 (42.7%) | 31 (41.9%) | 24 (57.1%) |
| Former smokers (%) | 232 (24.7%) | 15 (20.3%) | 9 (21.4%) |
| History of high blood pressure | 316 (33.7%) | 20 (27.0%) | 15 (35.7%) |
| History of diabetes | 70 (7.5%) | 3 (4.1%) | 1 (2.4%) |
| Consume two or more drinks of alcohol per daya | 158 (16.8%) | 17 (23.0%) | 8 (19.1%) |
| Educational attainment high school or more | 484 (51.3%) | 46 (62.2%) | 21 (50.0%) |
| Income (p < .0001) | |||
| <$14,999 | 467 (55.8%) | 31 (47.0%) | 24 (61.5%) |
| $15,000–24,000 | 202 (24.1%) | 16 (24.2%) | 6 (15.4%) |
| $25,000 | 168 (20.1%) | 19 (28.8%) | 9 (23.1%) |
| Current depression (p < .001) | 12 (1.3%) | 1 (1.4%) | 5 (11.9%) |
| Trait anxiety (p < .0001) | 189 (20.1%) | 29 (39.2%) | 22 (52.4%) |
a
Reported values are N (%).