Table 2.
Sensitivity analyses to test the robustness of RSFC-six-month post-trauma PTSD symptom associations when accounting for other relevant demographic, clinical, and trauma-related predictors.
| Predictor | B | β | t | p | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR Scanner Type | −0.660 | −0.139 | −1.319 | 0.198 | 
| Age | 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.052 | 0.959 | 
| Sex (male/female) | −1.458 | −0.284 | −2.819 | 0.009a | 
| Education (post-secondary/no post-secondary) | −0.020 | −0.004 | −0.033 | 0.974 | 
| African American Race (versus Caucasian) | 0.618 | 0.129 | 1.108 | 0.278 | 
| Other Minority Race (versus Caucasian) | −1.123 | −0.147 | −1.299 | 0.205 | 
| Physical Assault (versus motor vehicle crash) | 1.342 | 0.225 | 1.839 | 0.077 | 
| Other non-vehicular incident (versus motor vehicle crash) | −0.612 | −0.064 | −0.476 | 0.638 | 
| Trauma Load | −0.044 | −0.077 | −0.655 | 0.518 | 
| Psychotropic Medication | 0.053 | 0.008 | 0.070 | 0.944 | 
| Pain Medication | 0.203 | 0.040 | 0.403 | 0.690 | 
| Two-Week PTSD Symptoms (IES-R) | 0.013 | 0.099 | 0.598 | 0.555 | 
| Two-Week Depressive Symptoms (BDI-II) | 0.077 | 0.256 | 1.885 | 0.070 | 
| Two-Week Anxiety Symptoms (BAI) | 0.034 | 0.145 | 1.050 | 0.303 | 
| Two-Week Pain Rating | 0.042 | 0.040 | 0.382 | 0.706 | 
| Alcohol Use (AUDIT-C) | 0.026 | 0.023 | 0.223 | 0.825 | 
| Right Amygdala – Right Cerebellum RSFC (+14, −78, −52) | −7.293 | −0.395 | −3.428 | 0.002a | 
| Right Amygdala – Right Cerebellum RSFC (+12,-50, −26) | −1.351 | −0.097 | −0.836 | 0.411 | 
| Left Amygdala – Left Postcentral/Precentral Gyrus RSFC | −3.342 | −0.251 | −1.966 | 0.060 | 
p <.05 More negative right amygdala -right cerebellum resting state functional connectivity (RSFC) survived as a predictor of six-month post-trauma PTSD symptom severity.