Table 1.
Demographic information.
| TEST | Mean (SD) | Statistic (p-value)* | ||||
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| CONT (n = 67) | MALT (n= 64) | PTSD (n=24) | PTSD vs MALT | MALT vs CONT | PTSD vs CONT | |
| Age [years] | 14.8 (2.7) | 15.4 (2.8) | 14.7 (2.7) | –1.011 (0.315) | 1.138 (0.257) | –0.195 (0.846) |
| Sex [m(f)] | 31 (36) | 28 (36) | 11 (13) | 0.031 (0.861) | 0.084 (0.772) | 0.001 (0.971) |
| Parental Education | 3.4 (0.8) | 2.3 (1.2) | 2.1 (1.2) | –0.824 (0.412) | –5.729 (< 0.001) | –5.806 (<0.001) |
| CTQ Physical | 5.1 (0.4) | 7.9 (4.1) | 11.3 (5.0) | 3.294 (0.001) | 5.582 (<0.001) | 10.142 (<0.001) |
| CTQ Sexual | 5.0 (0.4) | 7.4 (4.6) | 8.5 (6.1) | 0.927 (0.356) | 4.241 (<0.001) | 4.733 (<0.001) |
| CTQ Emotional | 6.1 (1.7) | 9.3 (4.1) | 12.1 (4.9) | 2.722 (0.008) | 5.847 (<0.001) | 8.637 (<0.001) |
| Depression | –0.5 (0.8) | 0.3 (1.0) | 0.7 (1.0) | 1.378 (0.172) | 5.647 (<0.001) | 5.839 (<0.001) |
| DISC | 7.0 (5.4) | 13.2 (7.9) | 29.5 (9.2) | 2.847 (0.007) | 3.156 (0.003) | 5.390 (<0.001) |
| SCARED | 12.4 (9.8) | 22.5 (9.3) | 31.0 (17.4) | 2.221 (0.031) | 4.354 (<0.001) | 5.628 (<0.001) |
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Note: the statistical values for Sex are from Chi-Square tests, while others from t tests. CONT = Control, Malt = Maltreated youth without PTSD, PTSD = Maltreated youth with PTSD, m(f) = number of males (females), CTQ = Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, DISC = anxiety symptoms index from the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV, SCARED = Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders.