Table 1:

Clinical characteristics and laboratory data of the subjects

	Control (n = 7)	PTSD (n = 8)	p-value
Age (years)	34 ± 8	34 ± 7	0.94
Male sex	5(71)	5 (63)	0.71
Current smoker	3 (43)	2(25)	0.58
BMI	30 ± 3	31 ± 6	0.82
Systolic BP (mmHg)	132 ± 10	125 ± 12	0.24
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	83 ± 6	83 ± 10	0.95
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	191 ± 45	210 ± 47	0.44
LDL-C (mg/dL)	121 ± 36	130 ± 43	0.69
HDL-C (mg/dL)	46 ± 10	49 ± 13	0.67
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	119 ± 44	160 ± 76	0.23
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.56 ± 1.08	0.49 ± 1.01	0.39*
Glucose (mg/dL)	95 ± 5	92 ± 11	0.50
PCL-5 score	3 ± 4	34 ± 12	<0.0001
Time since index event (year)	n/a	15 ± 13	n/a

Values are mean ± SD or n (%). BMI: body mass index; BP: Blood pressure; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein- cholesterol; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; PCL-5: PTSD checklist for DSM-5.

^*:Mann- Whitney U test.