Table 2:
Time since assault | Proportion with PTSD % (95% CI) | PTSD symptom severity % of maximum (95% CI) |
| ||
1 weeka | 81.42 (74.49, 87.47) | 52.68 (45.95, 59.42) |
2 weeksa | 79.23 (72.14, 85.51) | 51.10 (44.39, 57.81) |
3 weeksa | 76.94 (69.71, 83.45) | 49.52 (42.83, 56.21) |
1 month | 74.58 (67.21, 81.29) | 47.94 (41.27, 54.61) |
2 months | 64.44 (56.58, 71.92) | 41.61 (34.96, 48.26) |
3 months | 53.60 (45.31, 61.78) | 35.28 (28.58, 41.97) |
4 months | 52.25 (44.06, 60.37) | 34.68 (28.00, 41.37) |
5 months | 50.90 (42.76, 59.01) | 34.09 (27.41, 40.76) |
6 months | 49.55 (41.40, 57.70) | 33.49 (26.81, 40.17) |
9 months | 45.50 (37.04, 54.09) | 31.70 (24.98, 38.42) |
12 months | 41.49 (32.36, 50.92) | 29.91 (23.10, 36.73) |
Note. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder, CI = confidence interval.
Represents the presence of posttraumatic stress symptoms before the 1-month duration criterion required for a diagnosis of PTSD has been met.