Table 1: Sociodemographic and clinical factors of study participants.
|
Clinical Factors |
Control |
PTSD |
p value |
|
Age (years) |
37.1 ± 7.2 (n = 39) |
41.9 ± 12.1 (n = 39) |
0.150 |
|
Gender (Male) |
18/39 (46.2%) |
17/39 (43.6%) |
0.820 |
|
Ethnicity (Caucasian) |
16/38 (42.1%) |
23/39 (59%) |
0.139 |
|
BMI |
30.8 ± 8.3 (n = 38) |
28.1 ± 6.6 (n = 39) |
0.446 |
|
Pulse |
74.4 ± 10.2 (n = 39) |
75.8 ± 16.0 (n = 28) |
0.990 |
|
Systolic BP |
128.7 ± 17.1 (n = 39) |
129.0 ± 18.3 (n = 28) |
0.689 |
|
Diastolic BP |
77.3 ± 11.1 (n = 39) |
86.9 ± 11.9 (n = 28) |
0.004 |
Continuous variables were expressed as mean ± SD or as % for categorical variables. The difference in continuous variables was analysed using Mann-Whitney U test, while chi square (χ2) test was used for categorical variables. A p < 0.05 was considered significant. BP: Blood pressure.