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. 2019 Aug 23;13:803. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00803

TABLE 1.

Mean, median and standard deviation of demographics, head motion, psychological measures (PCL5, NSI, and CES), and CNS-VS neurocognitive measures for each of the groups.

Variable Controls PTSD PCS + PTSD
DEMOGRAPHICS AND HEAD MOTION
Age, years Mean 32.6 32.2 33.7
Median 31 32 33
SD 6.7 7.6 6.8
Education, years Mean 15.1 14.5 14.1
Median 16 14 14
SD 1.9 2.2 1.9
Race White 18 (66.7%) 11 (64.7%) 26 (66.7%)
Black 2 (7.4%) 3 (17.6%) 9 (22.0%)
Hispanic 3 (11.1%) 3 (17.6%) 2 (4.9%)
Asian 2 (7.4%) 0 1 (2.4%)
Other 0 0 1 (2.4%)
Head motion (mean frame-wise displacement) Mean 0.098 0.121 0.111
Median 0.072 0.076 0.069
SD 0.082 0.106 0.104
Medication 2 (7.4%) 4 (23.5%) 13 (31.7%)*
Lifetime mTBIs Mean (Range) 0.3 (2) 1.1 (6) 2.5 (15)*
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASURES
Traumatic stressa Mean 23.5 56.6 70.9
Median 21.5 48.5 70.5
SD 4.2 17.8 15.2
Post-concussive symptomsa Mean 6.6 25.9 43.4
Median 5 17.5 41.5
SD 4.8 19.2 16.1
Combat exposurea Mean 7.2 16.7 28.6
Median 2.5 15 29
SD 9.8 11.2 8.6
NEUROCOGNITIVE MEASURES
Neurocognitive composite indext,z Mean 101.2 94.3 81.7
Median 100.7 94.6 82.2
SD 12.9 12.5 20.7
Reaction time Mean 97.4 95.3 84
Median 101 92 91
SD 23 11.9 32.8
Complex attentiont Mean 94.2 78.1 70
Median 99.5 92 80
SD 23.3 30.9 31.3
Cognitive flexibilityt,z Mean 103.6 97.1 80.5
Median 103 93 86
SD 16.3 15.2 26.7
Processing speedt Mean 104.8 100.1 89.9
Median 104 98 92
SD 20.9 11 20.1
Executive functioningt,z Mean 106 101 84.1
Median 104.5 104 90
SD 13.3 13.2 24.8
Verbal memory Mean 99.6 92.1 83.6
Median 106.5 103 83
SD 12.5 9.5 13.9

adenotes p < 0.05, all three groups; tdenotes p < 0.05, Controls vs. PCS + PTSD, zdenotes p < 0.05, PTSD vs. PCS + PTSD. Traumatic Stress = PCL5; Post-concussive Symptoms = NSI; Combat Exposure = CES.