Table 1.
Characteristic | No Current PTSD N=473 | Current PTSD N=251 | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Age, mean (SD), in years | 58.7 (12.0) | 57.9 (10.2) | 0.57 |
Female sex | 14 (3.0) | 26 (10.4) | <0.001 |
White race | 272 (58.2) | 149 (61.1) | 0.47 |
Annual income < $20,000 | 157 (33.4) | 71 (28.4) | 0.17 |
College graduate | 143 (30.3) | 71 (28.3) | 0.57 |
Psychosocial | |||
Depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) | 70 (14.8) | 150 (59.8) | <0.001 |
MSPSS social support score, mean (SD) | 43.5 (12.2) | 36.5 (12.5) | <0.001 |
At-risk alcohol use (AUDIT-C ≥ 3 in women, ≥ 4 in men) | 207 (44.7) | 88 (36.4) | 0.03 |
Medical History | |||
Hypercholesterolemia | 233 (49.4) | 144 (57.4) | 0.04 |
Hypertension | 222 (46.9) | 149 (59.4) | 0.001 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 77 (16.3) | 57 (22.7) | 0.03 |
Diabetes mellitus | 73 (15.4) | 55 (21.9) | 0.03 |
Prior heart attack | 41 (8.7) | 35 (13.9) | 0.03 |
Abbreviations: PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; MSPSS, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support; PHQ-9, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire; AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test consumption questions
Data are presented as number (%) unless otherwise specified