Why the study?
Are higher levels of PTSD symptoms associated with an increased risk of incident CHD in women?
Population
1,059 women participating in the Baltimore cohort of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area study
Comparison
Five or more PTSD symptoms assessed using the… vs No PTSD symptoms
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
14 years
Authors
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PTSD symptoms were associated with higher CHD risk in women; hypothesis-generating for screening or intervention trials.
Are higher levels of PTSD symptoms associated with an increased risk of incident CHD in women?
High levels of PTSD symptoms in women are independently associated with a significantly increased risk of incident coronary heart disease.
Kubzansky et al. (2009) studied this question.