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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Stress. 2021 Dec 31;35(2):570–580. doi: 10.1002/jts.22771

TABLE 4.

CAPS-IV and CAPS-5 subscale summary measures for women, stratified by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnostic agreement

Covariates Concordance
Discordant (n = 3) Positive diagnoses (n = 17) Negative diagnoses (n = 22)
M SD M SD r M SD r
CAPS-IV
Current total scorea 54.33 10.21 73.59 15.35 0.39 17.59 13.66 0.55*
Subscale symptom totals
 Reexperiencing 3.67 1.53 3.94 0.90 0.05 1.00 1.27 0.47*
 Avoidance/Numbing 3.67 1.53 5.12 0.99 0.40 0.73 1.03 0.53*
 Arousal 2.67 1.15 4.18 0.73 0.45 1.41 1.26 0.32
Subscale frequency and intensity totals
 Reexperiencing 18.33 5.51 20.29 6.03 0.11 5.64 5.59 0.50*
 Avoidance/Numbing 23.33 8.33 28.29 7.12 0.26 4.50 5.45 0.52*
 Arousal 12.67 8.14 25.00 4.85 0.51 7.45 6.53 0.23
 Impairment 5.00 1.73 7.24 1.60 0.38 1.18 1.62 0.51*
CAPS-5
Current total scorea 29.00 4.58 40.94 8.16 0.50 8.86 6.94 0.55*
Subscale symptom totals
 Intrusion 3.67 1.53 3.94 0.90 0.05 0.86 1.21 0.50*
 Avoidance 1.33 1.15 1.82 0.39 0.17 0.41 0.59 0.32
 NACM 3.67 0.58 5.41 1.06 0.50 0.77 1.23 0.54*
 Arousal/Reactivity 2.00 2.00 4.18 0.73 0.45 1.18 1.22 0.15
 Distress/Impairment 2.33 1.15 2.82 0.39 0.17 0.23 0.53 0.64*
Subscale severity totals
 Intrusion 9.33 3.06 10.00 2.57 0.10 2.59 2.75 0.50*
 Avoidance 3.33 2.89 4.71 1.36 0.20 1.05 1.25 0.29
 NACM 10.33 2.08 14.47 3.83 0.39 2.32 3.05 0.52*
 Arousal/Reactivity 6.00 4.58 11.76 2.17 0.44 2.91 2.62 0.25
 Distress/Impairment 5.00 1.73 7.24 1.60 0.38 1.18 1.62 0.51*

Note. Tests of significance were conducted for the discordant group versus each concordant group. Reported p values are false discovery rate–adjusted. CAPS-IV = Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-IV; CAPS-5 = CAPS for DSM-5; DSM = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (fourth [IV] and fifth [5] editions); NACM = negative alterations in cognitions and mood.

a

CAPS-IV total score range: 0–136; CAPS-5 total score range: 0–80.

*

p < .05.