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Table 1 Cohort demographics

From: The impact of post-traumatic stress on quality of life and fatigue in women with Gulf War Illness

Group

Total

GWI

GWI+ *

GWI− *

HC

p2

p3

N

70

35

19

16

35

  

Mean age (y)

48.23 ± 1.08

51.29 ± 1.28

49.79 ± 1.46

53.06 ± 2.17

51.74 ± 1.47

0.818

0.486

Mean BMI

27.43 ± 0.56

28.75 ± 0.87

27.99 ± 1.16

29.61 ± 1.32

26.99 ± 0.91

0.167

0.263

Race/Ethnicity

     

0.213

0.182

 Asian

1.4%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

2.9%

  

 Black

42.9%

54.3%

63.2%

43.8%

31.4%

  

 White Hispanic

14.3%

11.4%

15.8%

6.3%

17.1%

  

 White

40.0%

31.4%

15.8%

50.0%

48.6%

  

 Other

1.4%

2.9%

5.3%

0.0%

0.0%

  

Marital status

     

0.325

0.532

 Married

28.6%

28.6%

21.1%

37.5%

34.3%

  

 Widowed

4.3%

8.6%

10.5%

6.3%

0.0%

  

 Divorced

31.4%

34.3%

31.6%

37.5%

28.6%

  

 Never married

10.0%

5.7%

10.5%

0.0%

14.3%

  

 Not Answered

24.3%

22.9%

26.3%

18.8%

22.9%

  

Employed

41.4%

31.4%

42.1%

18.8%

51.4%

0.089

0.089

Education

     

0.516

0.527

 High School

32.9%

28.6%

21.1%

37.5%

37.1%

  

 College

47.1%

48.6%

52.6%

43.8%

45.7%

  

 Not answered

20.0%

22.9%

26.3%

18.8%

17.1%

  
  1. *GWI+: GWI with PTSD symptoms; GWI−: GWI without PTSD symptoms