Table 1 Demographics, comorbidities and type of trauma exposure in the cohort^a (significant P values in bold).

Demographics

   Gender, M/F

9/10 (n = 19)

11/13 (n = 24)

0.5^d

   Age, ± SD

36 ± 12 (n = 19)

30 ± 12 (n = 24)

0.16

   Years of education

15 ± 2 (n = 19)

17 ± 6 (n = 19)

0.1

Personality ^e

   NEO neuroticism

27 ± 8 (n = 16)

17 ± 9 (n = 22)

0.001

   NEO extraversion

22 ± 8 (n = 16)

30 ± 6 (n = 22)

<0.001

   NEO openness

28 ± 6 (n = 16)

32 ± 5 (n = 22)

0.04

   NEO agreeableness

29 ± 6 (n = 16)

31 ± 6 (n = 22)

0.3

   NEO conscientiousness

33 ± 7 (n = 16)

34 ± 7 (n = 22)

0.66

Clinical measures

   CAPS^f score

67 ± 24 (n = 19)

8 ± 9 (n = 24)

< 0.001

   BDI^gscore

21 ± 12 (n = 19)

2 ± 3 (n = 24)

< 0.001

   BAI^h score

19 ± 13 (n = 17)

5 ± 8 (n = 22)

< 0.001

   Spielberger Trait anxiety

54 ± 12 (n = 18)

35 ± 9 (n = 21)

< 0.001

   Spielberger State anxiety

44 ± 12 (n = 18)

34 ± 12 (n = 22)

< 0.001

   Age at trauma, years

24 ± 15 (n = 19)

19 ± 12 (n = 19)

0.23

   Time since trauma, years

11 ± 15 (n = 19)

12 ± 12 (n = 19)

0.95

   Subjects with childhoodⁱ trauma n

9

5

0.10*^d

Type of trauma exposure, n

   Motor vehicle accidents

3

4

1.0^d

   Sexual assaults

8

3

0.04 ^d

   Physical assaults

5

7

1.0^d

   Childhood abuse

6

3

0.15^d

   Combat

3

0

0.07^d

   Witness to trauma

3

7

0.47^d

Current comorbidities, n

   Major depression

5

0

0.01 ^d

   Panic disorder

3

0

0.07^d

   Alcohol abuse

1

0

0.44^d

   Other substance abuse

2

0

0.19^d

   Eating disorders

2

0

0.19^d