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Table 3 Comparison of the different age groups by gender in the total sample

From: The combined effect of gender and age on post traumatic stress disorder: do men and women show differences in the lifespan distribution of the disorder?

Age, years

Men

Women

Total

 

N

PTSD, n

PTSD, %

HTQ total (SD)

N

PTSD, n

PTSD, %

HTQ total (SD)

PTSD, %

HTQ total (SD)

13 to 15

441

50

11.3

49.85 (17.56)

463

144

31.1

61.15 (20.59)

21.5

55.64 (19.98)

16 to 20

217

16

7.4

45.93 (13.56)

237

50

21.1

57.11 (16.47)

14.5

51.76 (16.13)

21 to 25

162

19

11.7

46.60 (17.32)

178

60

33.7

60.69 (20.11)

23.2

53.98 (20.08)

26 to 30

230

34

14.8

48.98 (16.50)

378

99

26.2

60.01 (18.20)

21.9

55.84 (18.24)

31 to 35

305

44

14.4

49.86 (18.31)

500

133

26.6

59.00 (19.98)

22.0

55.53 (19.85)

36 to 40

317

46

14.5

49.38 (19.06)

507

123

24.3

58.87 (18.20)

20.5

55.22 (19.09)

41 to 45

247

45

18.2

51.71 (20.84)

413

119

28.8

60.20 (19.10)

24.8

57.02 (20.18)

46 to 50

214

34

15.9

49.64 (19.63)

289

73

25.3

60.45 (17.70)

21.3

55.85 (19.28)

51 to 55

159

25

15.7

49.84 (16.91)

257

110

42.8

64.60 (17.17)

32.5

58.96 (18.50)

56 to 60

117

16

13.7

46.09 (14.76)

146

57

39.0

61.56 (17.60)

27.8

54.68 (18.09)

61 to 65

72

7

9.7

46.24 (14.27)

80

22

27.5

54.54 (16.95)

19.1

50.61 (16.22)

66 to 70

127

9

7.1

43.51 (10.22)

153

21

13.7

48.12 (13.07)

10.7

46.03 (12.07)

71 to 75

103

7

6.8

44.91 (11.20)

116

12

10.3

46.91 (11.25)

8.7

45.97 (11.25)

76 to 80

57

7

12.8

45.95 (12.59)

63

13

20.6

51.38 (14.37)

16.7

48.80 (13.77)

All ages

2,768

359

13.0

48.57 (17.26)

3,780

1,036

27.4

59.00 (18.63)

21.3

54.59 (18.78)

  1. Mean (SD) values for the 14 age groups are shown for men and women.
  2. HTQ = Harvard Trauma Questionnaire part IV; PTSD = post traumatic stress disorder.