Table 1.
Participant Demographic, Current Diagnostic, and Smoking Characteristics
| Variable | PTSD (N = 17) | Non-PTSD (N = 30) |
| Age, M (SD) | 45.82 (9.53) | 42.53 (8.72) |
| Education, M (SD) | 11.29 (1.93) | 12.63 (2.53) |
| Sex (% female) | 59% (10)* | 17% (5)* |
| Race | ||
| % Black | 67% (12) | 83% (25) |
| % Minority | 71% (12) | 87% (26) |
| % Married | 44% (7) | 33% (10) |
| % Veteran | 29% (5) | 37% (11) |
| PTSD-DTS | 57.82 (33.36)* | 14.83 (17.90)* |
| Months since trauma | 212.15 (186.94) | 183.23 (150.61) |
| CO level at screen | 23.29 (7.67) | 25.67 (12.75) |
| FTND | 6.53 (1.46) | 6.13 (1.98) |
| Trauma types | ||
| None | 0 | 4 |
| Diagnosed with illness | 2 | 4 |
| Death/illness of loved one | 3 | 6 |
| Childhood sexual abuse | 5 | 3 |
| Childhood physical abuse | 0 | 1 |
| Combat-related traumas | 2 | 1 |
| Adult physical violence | 3 | 7 |
| Adult sexual assault | 1 | 0 |
| Motor vehicle accident | 1 | 4 |
| Current panic disorder | 6% (1) | 3% (1) |
| Current obsessive–compulsive disorder | 12% (2) | 0% |
| Current phobic disorder | 35% (6) | 3% (1) |
| Any non-PTSD anxiety disorder | 47% (8) | 7% (2) |
Note. DTS = Davidson Trauma Scale; FTND = Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.
*p < .05.