Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and psychological assessment scores by PTSD diagnosis and treatment groups.
Table 1. Demographic Characteristics and Psychological Assessment Scores.
| Variables | Patients with PTSD |
Non-PTSD Traumatized Control Subjects |
Total (n = 30) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tcVNS (n = 5) | Sham (n = 5) | Total (n = 10) | tcVNS (n = 13) | Sham (n = 7) | Total (n = 20) | |||
| Age Years (Mean ± SD) | 28.6 ± 7.2 | 32.4 ± 7.2 |
30.5 ± 7.4 |
30.1 ± 8.1 | 30.4 ± 8.3 | 30.2 ± 8.2 | 30.3 ± 7.9 | |
| BMI (Mean ± SD) | 25.0 ± 7.0 | 30.6 ± 4.1 |
27.8 ± 6.4 |
26.7 ± 5.1 | 26.6 ± 4.7 | 26.6 ± 5.0 | 27.0 ± 5.5 | |
| Sex (N (%)) | ||||||||
| Male | 0 (0.0) | 3 (60.0) | 3 (30.0) | 8 (61.5) | 4 (57.1) | 12 (60.0) | 15 (50) | |
| Female | 5 (100) | 2 (40.0) | 7 (70.0) | 5 (38.5) | 3 (42.9) | 8 (40.0) | 15 (50) | |
| Race (N (%)) | ||||||||
| White/Caucasian | 2 (40.0) | 2 (40.0) | 4 (40.0) | 6 (46.2) | 3 (42.9) | 9 (45.0) | 13 (43.3) | |
| African American | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | 2 (15.4) | 4 (57.1) | 4 (20) | 8 (26.7) | |
| Education Level (N (%)) | ||||||||
| High school - graduate | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (90.0) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (10.0) | 2 (6.7) | |
| College -not complete | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (10.0) | 7 (23.3) | |
| Associate’s degree | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (10.0) | 3 (10.0) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (53.8) | 2 (28.6) | 9 (45.0) | 11 (36.7) | |
| Master’s degree | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (42.9) | 5 (25.0) | 6 (20) | |
| Marital status (N (%)) | ||||||||
| Never Married |
4 (80.0) | 2 (40.0) | 6 (60.0) | 9 (69.2) | 5 (71.4) | 14 (70.0) | 20 (66.7) | |
| Married/Civil Partnership | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 3 (23.1) | 1 (14.3) | 4 (20.0) | 5 (16.7) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (10.0) | 4 (13.3) | |
| Widowed | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | |
| PTSD Checklist (PCL-C) | 44.8 (9.1) | 51.6 (12.7) | 48.6 (11.8) | 27.6 (9.2) | 32.4 (9.7) | 29.3 (9.7) | 35.3 (13.7) | |
| PTSD Symptom Scale (PTSD-SS) | 26.0 (7.3) | 26.0 (8.1) | 26.0 (7.6) | 18.3 (4.2) | 17.7 (2.2) | 18.1 (3.7) | 20.6 (6.4) | |
| Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) | 40.8 (13.4) | 39.3 (11.5) | 40.1 (12.6) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40.1 (12.6) | |
| Early Trauma Inventory (ETI) | 25.0 (7.1) | 9.8 (2.9) | 16.3 (9.1) | 11.7 (8.3) | 9.2 (1.0) | 10.7 (6.5) | 12.7 (8.1) | |
| Adulthood Trauma Inventory (ATI) | 4.5 (1.1) | 5.4 (2.6) | 5 (2.1) | 4.1 (1.9) | 4.1 (2.5) | 4.1 (2.1) | 4.4 (2.2) | |
| Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) | 16.5 (9.9) | 10.3 (5.9) | 13.4 (8.8) | 4.7 (8.2) | 6.4 (4.8) | 5.3 (7.2) | 7.6 (8.5) | |
| Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D) | 13.5 (9.9) | 10.5 (7.8) | 12.0 (9.1) | 5.7 (8.4) | 5.1 (2.6) | 5.5 (6.9) | 7.4 (8.2) | |
| Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) | 8.3 (3.3) | 17.8 (13.0) | 13.6 (11.0) | 12.0 (9.5) | 15.0 (10.3) | 13.1 (9.9) | 13.2 (10.3) | |
| ESSI (Social Support) | 27.5 (3.9) | 20.0 (7.3) | 23.3 (7.1) | 23.5 (8.0) | 23.3 (4.7) | 23.5 (7.0) | 23.4 (7.1) | |
| Baecke (Sports Index) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.3 (0.3) | 0.4 (0.6) | 0.8 (0.8) | 1.3 (1.0) | 1.0 (0.9) | 0.8 (0.8) | |
| Baecke (Work Index) | 2.8 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.7) | 2.5 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.7) | |
| Baecke (Leisure Index) | 3.7 (1.1) | 3.3 (0.8) | 3.4 (1.0) | 3.8 (0.9) | 4.2 (0.9) | 4.0 (0.9) | 3.8 (1) | |
The subjects who did not self-identify as either White or African American identified as multiracial, Asian, or chose not to self-identify race, and missing education data were coded as “other” in analysis. Psychometric scores were reported per the literature recommendation of each test.