Table 1.
Metabolic syndrome values and medication status for NHNES vs. PTSD
| NHNES | PTSD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | (n=1005) | (n=115) | t or X2 | df | p |
| Age (years) | 39.3 (8.6) | 41.7 (8.0) | 2.83 | 1118.0 | .005 |
| Gender (% Male) | 47.4%% | 90.8% | 73.39 | 1.0 | <.001 |
| % non-Latinx Caucasian | 28.8% | 41.1% | 7.28 | 1.0 | .007 |
| Race/Ethnicity | 31.23a | 5 | <.001 | ||
| non-Latinx Caucasian | 28.8% | 41.1% | |||
| African-American | 19.9% | 10.7% | |||
| Latinx | 31.7% | 23.2% | |||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 15.5% | 17.9% | |||
| Other | 4.1% | 3.6% | |||
| Decline to state | 0.0% | 3.6% | |||
| BMI | 29.6 (7.3) | 31.0 (5.4) | 2.55 | 167.5 | .012 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 120.3 (15.7) | 123.0 (11.6) | 2.27 | 166.2 | .025 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 71.8 (11.3) | 78.2 (8.8) | 7.05 | 160.1 | <.001 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 105.9 (32.0) | 105.6 (35.9) | 0.89 | 1118.0 | .929 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 54.5 (16.4) | 46.0 (12.0) | 6.81 | 166.5 | <.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 113.2 (85.7) | 145.3 (109.8) | 3.03 | 130.4 | .003 |
| ↓HTN medication | 10.8% | 26.1% | 22.05 | 1.0 | <.001 |
| ↓Glucose medication | 3.3% | 7.8% | 5.90 | 1.0 | .015 |
| ↓Cholesterol or triglyceride medication | 5.4% | 3.5% | 0.76 | 1.0 | .385 |
a
Likelihood Ration presented as three cells had expected counts less than 5.
Note: values represent mean (and SD) or proportion.
Key to abbreviations: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey = NHNES, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder = PTSD, Body Mass Index = BMI, blood pressure = BP, millimeters mercury = MM Hg, milligrams per deciliter = mg/dL, for prescribed medications ↓ = prescribed medication to control the specified sign.