Table 1.
Participant Characteristics by PTSD Status
| PTSD (n = 103) |
Non-PTSD (n = 117) |
Test of Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 30.49 (5.48) | 27.90 (5.52) | t(218) = 3.48, p < .01 |
| Sex (Female) | 47 (46%) | 61 (52%) | Χ2(1) = 0.93, p = .34 |
| Minority Status | 62 (60%) | 58 (50%) | Χ2(1) = 2.49, p = .11 |
| Veterans | 48 (47%) | 26 (22%) | Χ2(1) = 14.59, p < .01 |
| Total DTS score | 70.18 (64.07) | 17.15 (12.74) | t(218) = 14.18, p < .01 |
| Current MDD | 26 (25%) | 0 (0%) | Χ2(1) = 33.49, p < .01 |
| BMI | 30.28 (7.89) | 28.57 (6.81) | t(218) = 1.72, p = .09 |
| Cholesterol Meda | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | Fisher’s Exact p = .67 |
| Diabetes | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) | Fisher’s Exact p > .99 |
| Cig Consum | Fisher’s Exact p < .01 | ||
| 0. non-smoker | 38 (37%) | 74 (63%) | |
| 1. past smoker | 17 (17%) | 20 (17%) | |
| 2. ≤10 cigarettes/day | 24 (23%) | 8 (7%) | |
| 3. 11–20 cigarettes/day | 21 (21%) | 13 (11%) | |
| 4. 21–30 cigarettes/day | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) | |
| 5. >30 cigarettes/day | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | |
| LT Alc Dep | 45 (44%) | 18 (15%) | Χ2(1) = 21.47, p < .01 |
| Sleep Quality | 9.56 (3.53) | 5.15 (3.02) | t(218) = 10.00, p < .01 |
| HDL-Cb | 48.44 (11.53) | 53.85 (16.51) | Wald Χ2(1) = 8.12, p < .01 |
| LDL-Cb | 112.40 (34.53) | 106.80 (34.09) | Wald Χ2(1) = 1.54, p = .21 |
| TGb | 101.80 (62.24) | 99.60 (73.10) | Wald Χ2(1) = 0.09, p = .77 |
Note. Means/frequencies and standard deviations/ percentages (in parentheses). For cigarette consumption, 0 = non-smoker; 1 = past—but not present—smoker; 2 = currently smokes 10 or fewer cigarettes/day; 3 = currently smokes 11 to 20 cigarettes/day; 4 =currently smokes 21 to 30 cigarettes/day; 5 = currently smokes over 30 cigarettes/day.
a
Cholestorol medication includes statins and fibrates.
b
Difference test reported from gamma regression.