Sociodemographic data | Number (percentage) of all veterans |
---|---|
Male | 233 (92%) |
Race | Â |
   White | 193 (76.3%) |
   Black | 47 (18.6%) |
   Other | 13 (5.1%) |
Branch of service | Â |
   Army | 153 (60.5%) |
   Marines | 53 (20.9%) |
   Navy | 26 (10.3%) |
   Air Force | 21 (8.3%) |
Service era | Â |
   World War II | 7 (2.8%) |
   Korea | 8 (3.2%) |
   Vietnam | 180 (71.1%) |
   Gulf War I | 36 (14.2%) |
   Other conflicts | 22 (8.7%) |
Medical and psychiatric diagnoses | Â |
   PTSD |  |
At least moderate severity | 139 (54.9%)a |
Subthreshold severity | 60 (24.0%)a |
   MDD | 163 (64.4%) |
   Nicotine abuse/dependence (lifetime) | 98 (38.7%) |
   Substance abuse/dependence (past) | 102 (40.3%) |
   Alcohol abuse/dependence (past) | 174 (68.8%) |
   Co-morbid PTSD and MDD | 104 (41.1%)b |
   Co-morbid PTSD and lifetime nicotine abuse/dependence | 53 (20.9%) |
   Co-morbid PTSD and past substance abuse/dependence | 67 (26.5%) |
   Co-morbid PTSD and past alcohol abuse/dependence | 107 (42.3%) |
Metabolic syndrome (prevalence) | 101 (39.9%)c |
   PTSD only and metabolic syndrome | 12 (34.3%)d |
   MDD only and metabolic syndrome | 17 (28.8%)e |
   PTSD, MDD and metabolic syndrome | 48 (46.2%)f |
Other factors: | Â |
Age (mean ± standard deviation (SD)) = 51.5 ± 9.0 years | |
Length of education (mean ± SD) = 12.9 ± 2.4 years | |
CAPS score (mean ± SD) = 62.8 ± 29.4 years. |