Table 4.
Physical and Mental Health Symptoms in Veterans with and without Generalized Anxiety Disorder and PTSD
| Scale | No GAD-PTSD (n = 713) | GAD-only (n = 64) | PTSD-only (n = 65) | Comorbid GAD-PTSD (n = 42) | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Functioning (SF-36) | 62.6 (28.9)a | 54.9 (27.5)a | 42.8 (28.8)b | 41.1 (27.5)b | 15.6 |
| Role Limit Physical Health (SF-36) | 54.0 (42.1)a | 28.1 (38.1)b | 21.0 (33.7)b | 21.3 (33.3)b | 24.3 |
| Role Limit Emotional Health (SF-36) | 81.2 (34.9)a | 47.4 (44.1)b | 29.1 (38.6)b | 25.0 (36.0)b | 76.9 |
| Energy/Fatigue (SF-36) | 52.3 (24.4)a | 36.6 (21.3)b | 31.3 (18.3)b | 27.3 (18.6)b | 32.8 |
| Emotional Well-Being (SF-36) | 79.5 (18.3)a | 59.9 (20.1)b | 48.3 (21.8)c | 45.5 (21.0)c | 99.6 |
| Social Functioning (SF-36) | 80.0 (26.3)a | 64.2 (31.2)b | 46.3 (29.2)c | 48.9 (26.8)b | 47.3 |
| Pain (SF-36) | 63.0 (29.0)a | 42.3 (32.8)b | 31.2 (28.5)b | 32.2 (25.5)b | 40.8 |
| General Health (SF-36) | 55.2 (24.3)a | 38.4 (24.8)b | 28.2 (21.0)b | 30.3 (24.9)b | 40.8 |
| PTSD Checklist | 23.8 (10.6)a | 35.7 (13.8)b | 50.1 (17.3)c | 50.0 (17.8)c | 159.7 |
| Comorbid Mood Disorders | .13 (.33)a | .53 (.50)b | .69 (.47)c | .93 (.26)d | 124.8 |
| Comorbid Substance Use | .02 (.14)a | .02 (.13)a | .06 (.24)b | .13 (.34)c | 6.6 |
Note. Disorder columns presented as mean (standard deviation). SF – 36 = Short-Form Health Survey. Subscripts indicate significant differences within a factor (row). Bonferroni correction was set to p < .006.