Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristics | Controls (n = 64) |
PTSD (n = 74) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age (year) ± SD | 27.90 ± 7.40 | 24.40 ± 6.75 | 0.004 |
| BMI | 25.05 ± 3.90 | 24.75 ± 4.80 | 0.68 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| - Caucasian | 46 (71.9%) | 33 (44.6%) | 0.001 |
| - African Brazilian | 18 (28.1%) | 41 (55.4%) | |
| Marital Status, n (%) | |||
| - Single/Divorced | 46 (71.9%) | 52 (70.3%) | 0.83 |
| - Married | 18 (28.1%) | 22 (29.7%) | |
| Education Level, n (%) | |||
| - Elementary school | 2 (3.1%) | 5 (6.8%) | 0.33 |
| - High school/College | 62 (96.9%) | 69 (93.2%) | |
| Religion, n (%) | |||
| - Christian | 37 (57.8%) | 48 (64.9%) | 0.66 |
| - Non-Christian | 5 (5.8%) | 4 (5.4%) | |
| - Atheist/No religion | 22 (34.4%) | 22 (29.7%) |
SD = standard deviation; BMI = Body Mass Index.