A Case-Control Study and Meta-Analysis Reveal BDNF Val66Met Is a Possible Risk Factor for PTSD
Table 2
Demographics and clinical summary.
PTSD
No PTSD
Age (M, SD)
68.47 (4.18)
69.13 (4.14)
Education level (counts)
Less than year 10
26
6
Year 10
29
15
Vocational
32
17
Year 11 or 12
34
27
University
36
44
Direct combat experience (counts)
Yes: 137; no: 21
Yes: 85; no: 24
CAPS mean scores (SD)
15.71 (9.78)
2.68 (3.71)
Comorbidities (counts)1
Major depression
21
1
Dysthymia
19
3
Suicide risk
31
1
Agoraphobia
33
6
Social phobia
8
0
Alcohol dependence
22
5
Alcohol abuse
3
1
Substance dependence
1
0
Substance abuse
0
0
Generalised anxiety disorder
12
2
Note. M, mean; SD, standard deviation; 1all comorbidity counts as per Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) for DSM IV [18, 19]. Only a subset of all comorbidities was shown. Rare comorbidities with no current information or both groups = 0 were excluded from the table.
