Table 3.

The Age and Gender Differences in 4 Dimensions of PCL-C

(A)
Dimension of PCL-C	The Scores of Dimensions of PCL-C
	Intrusive Re-Experiencing Symptoms					Avoidance/Numbing Symptoms
	Male	Female	T	df	P	Male	Female	T	df		P
The adolescent	11.8±5.1	13.8±4.8	−4.134	453	<0.001	6.6±3.0	7.8±3.0	−3.948	453		<0.001
The youth	11.2±4.9	12.6±4.8	−7.223	2777	<0.001	6.3±2.8	6.8±2.8	−5.056	2777		<0.001
The middle age	10.4±4.2	11.1±4.6	−1.601	416	0.110	5.5±2.3	6.2±2.6	−2.730	416		<0.01
The old age	12.9±5.4	14.11±5.4	−0.726	51	0.471	6.1±2.2	6.4±2.1	−0.443	51		0.660
(B)
Dimension of PCL-C	The Scores of Dimensions of PCL-C
	Social Function Impairments					Alarm Responses/Hyper-Arousal
	Male	Female	T	df	P	Male	Female	T		df	P
The adolescent	17.3±7.5	20.7±7.3	−4.528	453	<0.001	4.9±2.4	5.5±2.4	−2.174		453	<0.05
The youth	16.8±6.8	17.8±6.5	−3.886	2777	<0.001	4.9±2.4	5.3±2.3	−4.288		2777	<0.001
The middle age	15.3±5.7	15.9±5.9	−1.039	416	0.299	4.3±2.0	4.6±2.1	−1.428		416	0.154
The old age	15.2±7.1	16.8±5.7	−0.869	51	0.389	3.8±2.1	5.4±2.2	−2.509		51	<0.05

Notes: The adolescent (the age between 12–18), the youth (the age between 19–44), the middle-aged (the age between 45–60) and the old (the age >60).

Abbreviation: PCL-C, the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version.