Table 1.
Group mean (S.D.) demographic and psychometric data, whole brain and cerebellar vermis volumes, and results of mixed model, random effects analyses
PTSDa |
Non-PTSDa |
PTSD diagnosisa |
Combat exposure |
Interaction |
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(Ex: n=18) |
(Ex: n=22) |
tb |
P |
tb |
P |
tb |
P |
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(Ux: n=20) |
(Ux: n=23) |
Estimate | (95% CIs)c | Estimate | (95% CIs)c | Estimate | (95% CIs)c | ||||
M | (S.D.) | M | (S.D.) | ||||||||
Age | Ex | 52.5 | (3.5) | 51.7 | (2.3) | 0.7 | 0.48 | -1.0 | 0.32 | -1.2 | 0.23 |
Ux | 52.8 | (3.2) | 51.8 | (2.3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Educationd | Ex | 13.6 | (2.6) | 14.6 | (2.4) | -1.4 | 0.16 | -0.2 | 0.86 | -0.5 | 0.61 |
Ux | 13.5 | (3.2) | 14.7 | (2.6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
CAPS scoree | Ex | 74.4 | (16.8) | 5.9 | (7.3) | 24.6 | <0.0001 | - | - | - | - |
Uxf | 72.6 | (16.8) | 6.2 | (7.3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Whole brain | Ex | 1239 | (119) | 1261 | (107) | -0.1 | 0.93 | 0.0 | 0.99 | -2.2 | 0.04 |
volumeg | Ux | 1268 | (114) | 1246 | (112) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anterior superior | Ex | 1.39 | (0.11) | 1.40 | (0.18) | -0.2 | 0.84 | -1.7 | 0.10 | -0.6 | 0.57 |
Vermis volumeg | Ux | 1.43 | (0.17) | 1.43 | (0.18) | -0.01 | (-0.10, 0.08) | -0.03 | (-0.07, 0.01) | -0.02 | (-0.10, 0.06) |
Posterior superior | Ex | 0.87 | (0.21) | 0.89 | (0.15) | -0.1 | 0.94 | 0.8 | 0.45 | -0.4 | 0.67 |
Vermis volumeg | Ux | 0.86 | (0.16) | 0.85 | (0.18) | -0.00 | (-0.09, 0.08) | 0.02 | (-0.03, 0.08) | -0.03 | (-0.14, 0.09) |
Inferior posterior | Ex | 0.95 | (0.14) | 0.96 | (0.11) | -0.7 | 0.52 | -1.5 | 0.15 | 0.4 | 0.72 |
Vermis volumeg | Ux | 0.96 | (0.15) | 1.00 | (0.12) | -0.02 | (-0.09, 0.04) | -0.03 | (-0.07, 0.01) | 0.02 | (-0.07, 0.10) |
Total | Ex | 3.20 | (0.32) | 3.26 | (0.35) | -0.3 | 0.74 | -0.8 | 0.44 | -0.3 | 0.79 |
Vermis volume g | Ux | 3.25 | (0.39) | 3.28 | (0.39) | -0.03 | (-0.22, 0.16) | -0.04 | (-0.15, 0.06) | -0.03 | (-0.25, 0.19) |
Ex = combat-exposed, Ux = combat-unexposed, PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder, CAPS = Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale.
Diagnostic status of the combat-exposed twin.
Mixed model t.
Estimate of the difference of the means with 95% confidence intervals.
Grades completed.
Combat-related PTSD symptoms.
Combat-exposed brother’s score.
Volumes in ml.