Table 6:
Characteristics of worst trauma exposure by PTSD symptoms in women with and without subsequent ovarian cancer, end of follow-up (N=37 777)†
| No PTSD symptoms | 1-3 PTSD symptoms | 4-5 PTSD symptoms | 6-7 PTSD symptoms | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No ovarian cancer |
Ovarian cancer |
No ovarian cancer |
Ovarian cancer |
No ovarian cancer |
Ovarian cancer |
No ovarian cancer |
Ovarian cancer |
||
| N | 12375 | 17 | 14456 | 25 | 6468 | 17 | 3698 | 16 | |
| Age at worst event, years | Median (IQR) | 27 (21-35) | 25 (22-32) | 28 (18-40) | 26 (21-37) | 29 (17-42) | 29 (18-40) | 28 (15-42) | 24 (16-39) |
| Type of worst event | |||||||||
| Interpersonal violence | % (N) | 22.0 (2720) | 23.5 (4) | 40.0 (5824) | 32.0 (8) | 52.2 (3379) | 29.4 (5) | 57.6 (2130) | 52.3 (9) |
| Sudden death of loved one | % (N) | 15.4 (1901) | 5.9 (1) | 16.1 (2349) | 8.0 (2) | 13.7 (887) | 23.5 (4) | 11.4 (420) | 18.7 (3) |
| Other events | % (N) | 62.7 (7754) | 70.6 (12) | 39.7 (5778) | 56.0 (14) | 30.9 (1999) | 35.3 (6) | 27.9 (1030) | 25.0 (4) |
Table does not include women with no lifetime trauma exposure. Interpersonal violence includes: childhood physical abuse, physical attack, unwanted sexual contact, sexual harassment at work, unnamed event (unnamed events have been shown to cluster with interpersonal violence). Other events include: serious accident, natural or man-made disaster, miscarriage, death of a child, pregnancy complication, serious injury, witnessing serious injury or death, service in a war zone, and treating civilians with traumatic injuries. The “No PTSD symptoms” group includes women who had not had their worst trauma before being censored, therefore, Ns do not sum to the column total.