Table 1.
Respondents’ characteristics
| Characteristic | Sample, n = 1765
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|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Sex | ||
| Women | 1011 | 57.3 |
| Men | 754 | 42.7 |
| Age, years | ||
| 65–74 | 1103 | 62.5 |
| ≥75 | 662 | 37.5 |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | ||
| None | 1698 | 96.2 |
| Full | 31 | 1.8 |
| Partial | 32 | 1.8 |
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| Mean | SD | |
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| ||
| Total score of the PTSS (0–60)a | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| Score on the IES-R (0–62)a | 8.0 | 11.8 |
| Number of traumatic events (1–14)a | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Impact score on social functioning (0–16)a | 0.45 | 1.6 |
a
Among older adults reporting at least 1 traumatic event (n = 1099)
IES-R = Impact of Event Scale–Revised
PTSS = posttraumatic stress syndrome