Table 1.
CV+PTSD (n=20) | CV−PTSD (n=25) | χ2 or t | p | |
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Sex - n (%) male | 19 (95.0) | 24 (96.0) | 0.03 | ns |
Race - n (%) minority | 6 (30.0) | 3 (12.0) | 2.76 | ns |
Smokers - n (%) regular users | 7 (35.0) | 4 (16.0) | 4.67 | ns |
Employment - n (%) employed | 12 (60.0) | 15 (60.0) | 0.23 | ns |
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 30.5±8.6 | 30.6±7.1 | 0.00 | ns |
Education in years (mean ± SD) | 14.4±1.1 | 14.8±2.3 | 0.50 | ns |
Combat Exposure (mean ± SD) | 20.8±7.5 | 20.0±10.0 | 0.31 | ns |
CAPS total score (mean ± SD) | 59.4±23.1 | 14.8±12.4 | 8.30 | <.001 |
CV+PTSD = combat veteran with PTSD, CV−PTSD = combat veteran without PTSD
CAPS=Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
Combat Exposure Scale (Keane et al., 1989)