Table 1 |
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Demographics, comorbidities and type of trauma exposure in the cohorta (significant P values in bold). |
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PTSDb |
TENCc |
P |
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Demographics |
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Gender, M/F |
9/10 (n = 19) |
11/13 (n = 24) |
0.5d |
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Age, ± SD |
36 ± 12 (n = 19) |
30 ± 12 (n = 24) |
0.16 |
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Years of education |
15 ± 2 (n = 19) |
17 ± 6 (n = 19) |
0.1 |
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Personalitye |
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NEO neuroticism |
27 ± 8 (n = 16) |
17 ± 9 (n = 22) |
0.001 |
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NEO extraversion |
22 ± 8 (n = 16) |
30 ± 6 (n = 22) |
<0.001 |
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NEO openness |
28 ± 6 (n = 16) |
32 ± 5 (n = 22) |
0.04 |
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NEO agreeableness |
29 ± 6 (n = 16) |
31 ± 6 (n = 22) |
0.3 |
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NEO conscientiousness |
33 ± 7 (n = 16) |
34 ± 7 (n = 22) |
0.66 |
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Clinical measures |
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CAPSf score |
67 ± 24 (n = 19) |
8 ± 9 (n = 24) |
< 0.001 |
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BDIgscore |
21 ± 12 (n = 19) |
2 ± 3 (n = 24) |
< 0.001 |
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BAIh score |
19 ± 13 (n = 17) |
5 ± 8 (n = 22) |
< 0.001 |
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Spielberger Trait anxiety |
54 ± 12 (n = 18) |
35 ± 9 (n = 21) |
< 0.001 |
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Spielberger State anxiety |
44 ± 12 (n = 18) |
34 ± 12 (n = 22) |
< 0.001 |
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Age at trauma, years |
24 ± 15 (n = 19) |
19 ± 12 (n = 19) |
0.23 |
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Time since trauma, years |
11 ± 15 (n = 19) |
12 ± 12 (n = 19) |
0.95 |
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Subjects with childhoodi trauma n |
9 |
5 |
0.10*d |
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Type of trauma exposure, n |
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Motor vehicle accidents |
3 |
4 |
1.0d |
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Sexual assaults |
8 |
3 |
0.04d |
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Physical assaults |
5 |
7 |
1.0d |
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Childhood abuse |
6 |
3 |
0.15d |
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Combat |
3 |
0 |
0.07d |
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Witness to trauma |
3 |
7 |
0.47d |
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Current comorbidities, n |
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Major depression |
5 |
0 |
0.01d |
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Panic disorder |
3 |
0 |
0.07d |
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Alcohol abuse |
1 |
0 |
0.44d |
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Other substance abuse |
2 |
0 |
0.19d |
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Eating disorders |
2 |
0 |
0.19d |
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aNot all ratings were available for all participants; numbers are given in brackets. Participants might also have had more than one type of traumatic event or comorbid disorder. bPost-traumatic stress disorder. cTrauma-exposed normal control. dFisher's exact probability test. All other data were analyzed with Student's t-test, two-tailed. eAs measured by the Neuroticism-Extroversion-Openness (NEO) Inventory fCAPS, Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale. gBDI, Beck Depression Inventory. hBAI Beck Anxiety Index. iBefore the age of 16 years. |
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Linnman et al. Biology of Mood & Anxiety Disorders 2011 1:8 doi:10.1186/2045-5380-1-8 |
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