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Table 4 Comparison of the different age groups by gender in the trauma 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

5

1

20.0

50.20 (9.26)

9

3

33.3

55.00 (15.35)

28.6

53.29 (13.31)

16 to 20

195

15

7.7

46.11(13.63)

219

43

19.6

56.47 (16.28)

14.0

51.59 (15.94)

21 to 25

137

15

10.9

45.66 (17.46)

136

45

33.1

60.84 (20.53)

22.0

53.22 (24.48)

26 to 30

202

32

15.8

49.67 (17.13)

335

86

25.7

59.91 (17.83)

22.0

56.06 (18.25)

31 to 35

275

40

14.5

50.09 (18.68)

468

123

26.3

59.16 (19.87)

21.9

55.80 (19.92)

36 to 40

291

39

13.4

49.10 (18.94)

472

115

24.4

58.93 (18.36)

20.2

55.18 (19.18)

41 to 45

235

43

18.3

51.81 (21.17)

385

113

29.4

60.39 (19.29)

25.2

57.14 (20.44)

46 to 50

206

30

14.6

48.98 (19.31)

278

65

23.4

60.21 (17.81)

19.6

55.43 (19.26)

51 to 55

153

25

16.3

50.02 (17.17)

242

104

43.0

64.73 (17.32)

32.7

59.03 (18.67)

56 to 60

116

16

13.8

46.08 (14.83)

137

54

39.4

61.28 (17.75)

27.7

54.31 (18.11)

61 to 65

58

6

10.3

46.36 (13.40)

55

18

32.7

56.45 (16.52)

21.2

51.27 (15.77)

66 to 70

58

6

10.3

46.14 (10.52)

93

19

20.4

52.57 (13.92)

16.6

50.10 (13.07)

71 to 75

63

6

9.5

46.94 (11.92)

72

10

13.9

49.43 (11.75)

11.9

48.27 (11.85)

76 to 80

41

6

14.6

47.46 (13.38)

53

13

24.5

53.30 (14.34)

20.2

50.76 (14.16)

All ages

2,035

280

13.8

48.71 (17.57)

2,954

811

27.5

59.29 (18.30)

21.9

54.97 (18.74)

  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.