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. 2013 Nov 13;8(11):e78677. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078677

Table 3. Clinical characteristics of college students with PTSD in Northeastern Brazil.

Clinical Variables Total N (%) Without PTSD N (%) With PTSD N (%)
PTSD 2213 (100) 1903 (86) 310 (14)
Attempted Suicide 167 (7.6) 102 (5.4) 65 (21.1)
Alcohol Use Sporadic use 999 (50) 849 (49.2) 150 (55.4)
Weekly use 282 (14.2) 241 (14.1) 41 (15.1)
Daily use 9 (0.5) 8 (0.5) 1 (0.4)
Cigarette Use Sporadic use 175 (8) 143 (7.6) 32 (10.6)
Weekly use 28 (1.3) 22 (1.2) 6 (2)
Daily use 47 (2.2) 35 (1.9) 12 (4)
Marijuana Use Sporadic use 93 (4.2) 76 (4) 17 (5.5)
Weekly use 9 (0.4) 9 (0.5) 0 (0)
Daily use 10 (0.5) 7 (0.4) 3 (1)
Ecstasy Use Sporadic use 29 (1.3) 25 (1.3) 4 (1.3)
Weekly use 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Daily use 1 (0) 1 (0.1) 0 (0)
Cocaine Use Sporadic use 41 (1.9) 32 (1.7) 9 (2.9)
Weekly use 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.3)
Daily use 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0)
Crack Use Sporadic use 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0)
Weekly use 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Daily use 1 (0) 1 (0.1) 0 (0)
Condom non-use (non-stable partners) 363 (16.7) 283 (15.1) 80 (26.1)
BIS 11 Less impulsive 722 (32.6) 661 (34.7) 61 (19.7)
Averagely impulsive 704 (31.8) 629 (33.1) 75 (24.2)
More impulsive 787 (35.6) 613 (32.2) 174 (56.1)

PTSD: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.