Table 6.

Differences in morbidity from physical diseases in veterans suffering from PTSD with and without psychiatric comorbidity.

	PTSD without Psychiatric Comorbidity		PTSD with Psychiatric Comorbidity		χ2	p
	n = 191	%	n = 310	%
Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
No	149	37.6	247	62.4	5.04	.283
Ulcer	10	37	17	63
Gastritis	23	39.7	35	60.3
Ulcerative Colitis	3	100	0	0
Other	6	35.3	11	64.7
Cardiological Diseases
No	123	34	239	66	14.491	.006
Arterial Hypertension	40	43.5	52	56.5
Myocardial Infarction	6	54.5	5	45.5
Arrhythmia	15	55.6	12	44.4
Other	7	77.8	2	22.2
Dermatological Diseases
No	164	36.4	451	63.6	6.444	.168
Psoriasis	12	60	20	40
Alopecia	2	50	4	50
Allergies	6	50	12	50
Other	7	50	14	50
Diseases of the Locomotor Apparatus
No	94	35.3	172	64.7	9.807	.44
Diseases of the Spine	78	42.4	106	57.6
Diseases of the Joints	11	27.5	29	72.5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	5	71.4	2	28.6
Other	3	75	1	25
Neurological Diseases
No	154	37.6	256	62.4	2.901	.575
Headache	35	43.2	46	56.8
Epilepsia	1	33.3	2	66.7
Cerebrovascular Insult	0	0	2	100
Other	1	20	4	80
Metabolic Diseases
No	169	38.1	275	61.9	0.844	.656
Diabetes mellitus	16	35.6	29	64.4
Thyroid Diseases	6	50	6	50
Pulmonary Diseases
No	179	37.8	295	62.2	0.513	.916
Bronchitis	7	43.8	9	56.3
Asthma	1	50	1	50
Other	4	44.4	5	55.6
Malignant Diseases
Yes	5	62.5	3	37.5	2.048	.152
No	186	37.7	307	62.3
Other
Yes	30	38	49	62	0.001	.976
No	161	38.2	261	61.8