Figure 2.
Immediate (a) and delayed (b) memory performance stratified by the BDNF Val66Met genotype groups in patients and controls. Combined dot- and box-plot shows the (a) immediate memory index scores and (b) delayed memory index scores (as measured by the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status) for PTSD patients with the Val/Val (n = 17), Val/Met (n = 23), and Met/Met (n = 10) genotypes and for healthy controls with the Val/Val (n = 25), Val/Met (n = 35), and Met/Met (n = 9) genotypes. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; Val/Val patients, Val/Met patients, Met/Met patients, and total healthy controls were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test with post-hoc pairwise comparisons with Bonferroni correction.