Table 2.
Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Parameters by Current PTSD Status (n=245)
| Measure | No Current PTSD (n = 199) |
Current PTSD (n = 46) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolic Syndrome (a) | 0.03 | ||
| Metabolic Syndrome Present | 62 (31.2%) | 22 (47.8%) | |
| Metabolic Syndrome Absent | 137 (68.8%) | 24 (52.2%) | |
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| Fasting Glucose (mg/dL) (b) | 102.4 (47.0) | 93.9 (19.4) | 0.23 |
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| Waist Circumference (cm) (b) | 100.4 (20.0) | 104.0 (16.9) | 0.27 |
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| Triglycerides (mg/dL) (b) | 126.4 (130.6) | 116.4 (59.5) | 0.61 |
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| HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) (b) | 48.2 (16.2) | 51.7 (20.5) | 0.22 |
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| LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) (b) | 107.8 (41.1) | 101.2 (26.3) | 0.30 |
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| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 128.2 (23.2) | 129.8 (24.9) | 0.67 |
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| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 76.5 (12.2) | 75.1 (13.2) | 0.49 |
a
data are presented as number of subjects (percentage)
b
Values for the individual metabolic parameters are expressed as mean (standard deviation).