Table 1. Demographic and samples' clinical information.
| Lifetime PTSD | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Male:Female | 15:15 | 8:8 |
| Age (s.d.) | 43.4 (12.1) | 36.9 (11.2) |
| Type of trauma | ||
| Motor vehicle accident | 19 | — |
| War | 1 | — |
| Armed assault | 2 | — |
| Adulthood physical/sexual abuse | 14 | — |
| Childhood physical/sexual abuse | 13 | — |
| Other | 8 | — |
| Probable depression | 36% | 0% |
| Current psychotropic medication use | 40% | 0% |
| RNA integrity number (s.d.) | 7.1 (1.3) | 7.2 (0.6) |
Abbreviation: PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder. PTSD symptom score is based on the self-report IES-R that ranges from 0 (no symptom) to 88. Probable depression was determined by a score >70 on a subscale of the SCL-90.