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Table 1 PTSD prevalence estimates from nationally representative studies

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?

 

Kessler et al. [1]

Creamer and Parslow [14]

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Age, years:

    

15 to 24

2.8

10.3

3.8*

5.9*

25 to 34

5.6

11.2

2.5

4.6

35 to 44

5.0

10.6

2.0

3.1

45 to 54

7.6

8.9

2.2

3.7

55 to 64

NA

NA

2.0

1.5

65+

NA

NA

0.4

0.0

Total

5.0

10.4

2.0

3.2

  1. *The result is only based on data from the age of 18 to 24 years.
  2. NA = not available as this age group was not included in the study; PTSD = post traumatic stress disorder.