Table 1.

Sample Demographics

	CEC (n = 20)	PTSD (n = 28)
	M (SD)	M (SD)	test statistic	p
Age	35.10 (9.70)	29.86 (7.02)	2.06	0.05
Years of Education	15.55 (1.73)	13.25 (1.48)	4.94	< 0.001
CES	20.95 (5.22)	25.32 (6.31)	2.54	0.02
ERQ
Reappraisal	29.30 (7.46)	27.04 (6.82)	1.09	0.28
Suppression	15.45 (5.69)	18.96 (4.90)	2.29	0.03
CAPS	5.20 (5.54)	68.43 (12.98)	23.01	< 0.001
Intrusive	0.00 (0.00)	2.93 (1.15)	13.45	< 0.001
Avoidance	0.25 (0.55)	4.29 (1.01)	17.73	< 0.001
Hyperarousal	0.25 (0.44)	4.36 (0.68)	25.32	< 0.001
	n (%)	n (%)
Race (Caucasian)	18 (90.00%)	27 (96.43%)	1.51	0.47

Note. CEC = combat exposed controls; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; CES = Combat Exposure Scale; ERQ = Emotion Regulation Questionnaire; CAPS = Clinician Administered PTSD Scale. Group comparisons were performed using independent t-tests except for race, which was calculated using a Pearson chi-square.