Table 1.
Cohort demographics
| Group | Total | GWI | GWI+ * | GWI− * | HC | p2 | p3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 70 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 35 | ||
| Mean age (y) | 48.23 ± 1.08 | 51.29 ± 1.28 | 49.79 ± 1.46 | 53.06 ± 2.17 | 51.74 ± 1.47 | 0.818 | 0.486 |
| Mean BMI | 27.43 ± 0.56 | 28.75 ± 0.87 | 27.99 ± 1.16 | 29.61 ± 1.32 | 26.99 ± 0.91 | 0.167 | 0.263 |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.213 | 0.182 | |||||
| Asian | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% | ||
| Black | 42.9% | 54.3% | 63.2% | 43.8% | 31.4% | ||
| White Hispanic | 14.3% | 11.4% | 15.8% | 6.3% | 17.1% | ||
| White | 40.0% | 31.4% | 15.8% | 50.0% | 48.6% | ||
| Other | 1.4% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Marital status | 0.325 | 0.532 | |||||
| Married | 28.6% | 28.6% | 21.1% | 37.5% | 34.3% | ||
| Widowed | 4.3% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 6.3% | 0.0% | ||
| Divorced | 31.4% | 34.3% | 31.6% | 37.5% | 28.6% | ||
| Never married | 10.0% | 5.7% | 10.5% | 0.0% | 14.3% | ||
| Not Answered | 24.3% | 22.9% | 26.3% | 18.8% | 22.9% | ||
| Employed | 41.4% | 31.4% | 42.1% | 18.8% | 51.4% | 0.089 | 0.089 |
| Education | 0.516 | 0.527 | |||||
| High School | 32.9% | 28.6% | 21.1% | 37.5% | 37.1% | ||
| College | 47.1% | 48.6% | 52.6% | 43.8% | 45.7% | ||
| Not answered | 20.0% | 22.9% | 26.3% | 18.8% | 17.1% |
*GWI+: GWI with PTSD symptoms; GWI−: GWI without PTSD symptoms