Characteristic | PTSD-diagnosed (n = 16) | Trauma-exposed non-PTSD diagnosed (n = 52) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity [n (%)] | |||
 Caucasian | 12 (75.00) | 49 (94.23) | – |
 Other | 1 (6.25) | – | – |
 Not reported | 3 (18.75) | 3 (5.77) | – |
Education level [n (%)] | |||
 ≤ Year 10 | 8 (50.00) | 9 (17.31) | – |
 ≤ Year 12 | 5 (31.25) | 15 (28.85) | – |
 Vocational | - | 7 (13.46) | – |
 University | 3 (18.75) | 21 (40.38) | – |
Type of service [n (%)] | |||
 Army | 16 (100.0) | 42 (80.77) | – |
 Navy | – | 2 (3.85) | – |
 Air Force | – | 8 (15.38) | – |
Age (years, M ± SD) | 69.75 ± 5.53 | 68.71 ± 3.43 | 0.368 |
Years of service (M ± SD) | 13.60 ± 10.41* | 17.03 ± 12.50 | 0.338 |
AUDIT total (M ± SD) | 7.13 ± 5.24 | 6.35 ± 3.73 | 0.511 |
MoCA total (M ± SD) | 25.94 ± 2.62 | 26.90 ± 2.04 | 0.127 |
CAPS PTSD symptom severity score (M ± SD) | 19.81 ± 7.94 | 3.52 ± 4.35 | < 0.001 |
PTSD duration in years (M ± SD) | 30.95 ± 15.61 | N/A | – |