Table 1.
Participant characteristics for the full sample and according to posttraumatic psychopathology burden.
| Total (N=894) |
No Prior Posttraumatic Psychopathologya (n=561) |
Prior Posttraumatic Psychopathologyb (n=61) |
New-onset Posttraumatic Psychopathologyc (n=140) |
Consistent Posttraumatic Psychopathologyd (n=132) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | % (n) or Mean (SD) | % (n) or Mean (SD) | % (n) or Mean (SD) | % (n) or Mean (SD) | % (n) or Mean (SD) | p |
| Female | 46.8 (418) | 42.6 (239) | 55.7 (34) | 53.6 (75) | 53 (70) | .014 |
| Age, years | 60.7 (13.1) | 61.6 (13.3) | 60.3 (14.2) | 60.5 (12.8) | 56.9 (11.4) | .003 |
| Race/ethnicity | .042 | |||||
| White | 16.3 (143) | 16.5 (90) | 21.7 (13) | 17.5 (24) | 12.2 (16) | |
| Hispanic | 56.3 (493) | 59.2 (324) | 58.3 (35) | 51.8 (71) | 48.1 (63) | |
| African American | 20.5 (179) | 18.5 (101) | 15 (9) | 21.2 (29) | 30.5 (40) | |
| Other | 6.9 (60) | 5.9 (32) | 5 (3) | 9.5 (13) | 9.2 (12) | |
| Depressione | 26.6 (238) | 11.2 (63) | 42.6 (26) | 43.6 (61) | 66.7 (88) | <.001 |
| Diagnosis | .193 | |||||
| ACS | 32.7 (292) | 34.8 (195) | 31.1 (19) | 32.1 (45) | 25.0 (33) | |
| Non-ACS | 67.3 (602) | 65.2 (366) | 68.9 (42) | 67.9 (95) | 75.0 (99) | |
| GRACE risk score | 150.9 (51.01) | 152.33 (50.92) | 162.82 (36.48) | 143.2 (56.16) | 147.5 (50.45) | .056 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 1.89 (2.07) | 1.96 (2.15) | 2.05 (2.06) | 1.53 (1.83) | 1.92 (1.94) | .157 |
Note. ACS=acute coronary syndrome; GRACE=Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events.
a
No prior posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD; defined as a score ≥34 on the PTSD Checklist, Civilian Version (PCL-C)] or acute stress disorder [ASD; defined as a score ≥28 on the Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS)].
b
Prior PTSD but no ASD.
c
No prior PTSD but ASD.
d
Prior PTSD and ASD.
e
Depression defined as a score ≥10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8).