Table 1. Characteristics of Patients by PTSD Symptoms.

Variable	Overall N = 241	PTSD Symptomsn = 43	No PTSD Symptoms = 198	P-value*
Age, years	61.9±11.6	58.1±11.7	62.7±11.4	0.02
Male, %	66	61	67	0.40
Hispanic or Latino, %	40	40	40	0.92
Presentation to Columbia University, %	56	51	57	0.48
Depression † , %	43	70	37	<0.01
Myocardial Infarction, %	63	58	64	0.31
Prior Myocardial Infarction, %	27	32	26	0.29
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction <40, %	17	8	21	0.04
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction	48.5±12.1	53.0±10.1	46.1±12.3	0.01
Low Perceived Social Support, %	8	7	8	0.91

Abbreviations: PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.

*Data are presented as percentage or mean ± S.D. comparing patients with and without PTSD symptoms.

^†Depressive Symptoms defined as a Beck Depression Index (BDI) score ≥10.