Table 1 gender comparison of patients’ characteristics: event type, PTSD severity categories, CAPS total score, CAPS subscale score, PTSD duration and age at the event
Females (n = 36) | Males (n = 48) | Statistic | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Event typea: n (%) | ||||
War events | 0 (0.00) | 2 (4.17) | ||
Physical violence | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.08) | ||
Sexual violence | 1 (2.77) | 1 (2.08) | ||
Accidents | 27 (75,00) | 43 (89,57) | ||
Unexpected death of loved one | 6 (16,67) | 1 (2.08) | ||
Network events | 2 (5,56) | 0 (0.00) | ||
CAPS categoriesa: n (%) | ||||
Slight or sub-threshold | 4 (11.11) | 4 (8.33) | ||
Moderate | 6 (16.67) | 4 (8.33) | ||
Severe | 8 (22.22) | 18 (37.50) | ||
Extreme | 18 (50.00) | 22 (45.84) | ||
CAPS total score (mean ± SD) | 80.44 ± 30.42 | 76.69 ± 23.11 | t(63) = 0.560 | 0.538 |
CAPS symptoms (mean ± SD) | ||||
Re‐experiencing | 23.89 ± 9.71 | 22.83 ± 7.56 | t(82) = 0.560 | 0.560 |
Avoidance and numbing | 31.30 ± 14.38 | 30.00 ± 10.71 | t(62) = 0.458 | 0.649 |
Hyperarousal | 25.25 ± 8.64 | 24.00 ± 8.04 | t(82) = 0.683 | 0.497 |
Duration of PTSD (months; mean ± SD) | 140.67 ± 146.21 | 167.00 ± 171.19 | MW U = 783.000 | 0.463 |
Age at the event (mean ± SD) | 37.00 ± 13.64 | 37.60 ± 11.69 | t(82) = − 0.218 | 0.828 |