Table 1.
Participant Demographics for the active non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation (nVNS) and sham groups.
Measure | nVNS (n = 11) | Sham (n = 8) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 28.7 ± 8.4 | 25.3 ± 3.4 | 0.90 |
Sex | 4 F, 7 M | 5 F, 3 M | 0.37 |
BMI (kg·m−2), | 26.2 ± 5.7 | 28.5 ± 5.3 | 0.38 |
PTSD Checklist Score | 29.3 ± 9.5 | 29.4 ± 10.3 | 0.65 |
Early Trauma Inventory | 11.0 ± 7.1 | 8.8 ± 6.9 | 0.53 |
Adulthood Trauma Inventory | 4.1 ± 1.6 | 3.5 ± 2.9 | 0.68 |
Race/Ethnicity | 0.14 | ||
White/Caucasian | 5 (45.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | |
Black/African American | 3 (27.3%) | 2 (25.0%) | |
Asian | 1 (9.1%) | 4 (50.0%) | |
Multiracial | – | 1 (12.5%) | |
Other | 2 (18.2%) | – | |
Marital Status | 1.0 | ||
Never Married | 8 (72.7%) | 7 (87.5%) | |
Married/Civil Partnership | 2 (18.2%) | 1 (14.3%) | |
Divorced/Separated | 1 (9.1%) | – |