Table 3.
Cumulative incidence and incidence rate per 1000 person-years of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and ≥5% weight loss outcomes in patients with PTSD who have worsening/no improvement, small improvement or large PTSD improvementa
| Hypertension | Total n | Cumulative incidence Events (%) | Incidence rate per 1000PY |
| Overall | 979 | 225 (23.0%) | 70.9/1000PY |
| PCL Change | |||
| Worsening/No change | 558 | 146 (26.2%) | 81.3/1000PY |
| Small improvement | 203 | 36 (17.7%) | 53.4/1000PY |
| Large improvement | 218 | 43 (19.7%) | 61.3/1000PY |
| Hyperlipidemia | Total n | Events (%) | Incidence rate per 1000PY |
| Overall | 1,139 | 281 (24.7%) | 77.0/1000PY |
| PCL Change | |||
| Worsening/No change | 688 | 173 (25.1) | 77.3/1000PY |
| Small improvement | 218 | 50 (22.9) | 71.5/1000PY |
| Large improvement | 233 | 58 (24.9%) | 81.3/1000PY |
| ≥5% weight loss | Total n | Events (%) | Incidence rate per 1000PY |
| Overall | 1,330 | 553 (41.6%) | 156.9/1000PY |
| PCL Change | |||
| Worsening/No change | 800 | 341 (42.6% | 160.5/1000PY |
| Small improvement | 252 | 106 (42.1%) | 158.9/1000PY |
| Large improvement | 278 | 106 (38.1%) | 144.7/1000PY |
a.
no/worsening is <10 point PTSD Checklist decrease, small improvement is 10–19 point PCL decrease, large improvement is ≥20 point PCL decrease
PY=person-years; PCL=PTSD checklist