Table 2.
Functioning Measures by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Status Among Veterans Returning From Iraq and Afghanistan
| Measure | Group | Mean (SD) | Statistic | Post Hoc Testa |
| Mental health functioning | Trauma only | 50.8 (12.7) | F2,198 = 39.3, P < .001 | Full PTSD < partial PTSD < trauma only |
| Partial PTSD | 43.9 (10.4) | |||
| Full PTSD | 32.8 (12.3) | |||
| Physical health functioning | Trauma only | 44.7 (10.9) | F2,198 = 0.9, P = .395 | Full PTSD = partial PTSD = trauma only |
| Partial PTSD | 46.7 (12.6) | |||
| Full PTSD | 43.6 (12.3) | |||
| Mental health functioning (adjusted model)b | Trauma only | 44.0 (…) | F2,194 = 10.5, P < .001 | Full PTSD < trauma only |
| Partial PTSD | 40.9 (…) | Full PTSD < partial PTSD | ||
| Full PTSD | 36.2 (…) | Partial PTSD = trauma only |
a
Post hoc significance levels were determined at P < .05.
b
After adjusting for depression, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, and race.
Symbol: … = not applicable.