Table 1.
Demographics and Health Characteristics Among Veterans Returning From Iraq and Afghanistan by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Status
| Demographic/Health Variable | Trauma Only (n = 44) | Partial PTSD (n = 37) | Full PTSD (n = 120) | Total (N = 201) | Statistic |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 33.6 (10.1) | 33.8 (11.2) | 34.6 (9.8) | 34.2 (10.1) | F2,198 = 0.2, P = .821 |
| Gender, n (%) | χ22 = 1.0, P = .609a | ||||
| Female | 4 (9.1) | 6 (16.2) | 14 (11.7) | 24 (11.9) | |
| Male | 40 (90.9) | 31 (83.3) | 106 (88.3) | 177 (88.1) | |
| Race, n (%) | χ22 = 14.1, P = .001a | ||||
| White | 32 (72.7) | 28 (75.7) | 57 (47.5) | 117 (58.2) | |
| Other | 12 (27.3) | 9 (24.3) | 63 (52.5) | 84 (41.8) | |
| Financial situation, n (%) | χ24 = 4.6, P = .335a | ||||
| Cannot make ends meet | 4 (9.1) | 7 (18.9) | 24 (20.0) | 35 (17.4) | |
| Just enough | 27 (61.4) | 19 (51.4) | 72 (60.0) | 118 (58.7) | |
| Comfortable | 13 (29.5) | 11 (29.7) | 24 (20.0) | 48 (23.9) | |
| Total PTSD Patient Checklist score, mean (SD) | 27.1 (8.1) | 38.5 (6.2) | 57.3 (12.7) | 47.2 (16.7) | F2,198 = 138.2, P < .001 |
| Alcohol abuse or dependence, n (%) | 7 (15.9) | 14 (37.8) | 36 (30.0) | 57 (28.4) | χ22 = 5.2, P = .076a |
| Panic disorder, n (%) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (5.4) | 19 (15.8) | 22 (10.9) | χ22 = 7.5, P = .023a |
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9 depression total score, mean (SD) | 8.0 (5.5) | 10.8 (5.1) | 14.7 (5.6) | 12.5 (6.2) | F2,198 = 25.9, P < .001 |
| Bipolar disorder, n (%) | 2 (4.5) | 6 (16.2) | 32 (26.7) | 40 (19.9) | χ22 = 10.3, P = .006a |
| Psychosis, n (%) | 1 (2.3) | 4 (10.8) | 11 (9.2) | 16 (8.0) | χ22 = 2.6, P = .274a |
| Head injury with loss of consciousness, n (%) | χ22 = 3.0, P = .228b | ||||
| Yes | 9 (20.5) | 8 (22.9) | 37 (32.7) | 54 (28.1) | |
| No | 35 (79.5) | 27 (77.1) | 76 (67.3) | 138 (71.9) |
a
n = 201.
b
n = 192.