PTSD and depression severity are associated with cardiovascular disease symptoms in trauma-exposed women

Figures & data

Table 1. Correlations and descriptive statistics for study variables.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1. Systolic BP	–
2. Diastolic BP	.769**	–
3. Heart Rate	.154	.184	–
4. HF-HRV	−.256	−.197	−.602**	–
5. CVD Symptoms	.008	−.079	.059	−.026	–
6. Anhedonia Score	.191	.228	.155	.069	.382**	–
7. BDI-II Score	.228	.236	.220	.050	.396**	.913**	–
8. LEC-5-E	.524**	.491**	−.201	−.273	.182	.147	.185	–
9. PCL-5 Total Score	.201	.216	.095	.041	.407**	.722**	.782**	.157	–
10. PCL-5 Cluster B	.186	.210	.129	−.042	.462**	.564**	.628**	.223	.878**	–
11. PCL-5 Cluster C	−.039	.002	−.097	.077	.088	.385**	.378**	.178	.696**	.494**	–
12. PCL-5 Cluster D	.265	.256	.055	.020	.294*	.710**	.766**	.138	.924**	.734**	.588**	–
13. PCL-5 Cluster E	.136	.157	.147	.108	.457**	.697**	.755**	.068	.896**	.731**	.606**	.721**	–
14. STAI-S Score	−.016	−.089	−.003	.083	.131	−.191	−.151	−.035	−.165	−.101	−.198	−.257	−.015	–
15. STAI-T Score	−.037	−.007	−.009	.293	.160	.347*	.444**	−.179	.431**	.272	.271	.398**	.490**	.245	–
Mean	120.29	78.58	72.97	6.01	.76	7.81	19.17	3.76	34.98	8.38	3.46	13.08	10.06	41.27	46.15
SD	13.74	12.19	11.69	1.21	1.05	6.07	13.32	1.76	17.23	4.80	2.06	7.25	5.46	5.36	4.49
Minimum	97.00	55.00	50.98	2.93	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	31.00	37.00
Maximum	154.00	106.00	102.72	8.27	3.00	23.00	52.00	7.00	75.00	20.00	8.00	28.00	24.00	57.00	56.00

Note: *p < .05; **p < .01; BP = Blood Pressure; HF-HRV = high frequency heart rate variability; CVD = cardiovascular disease; BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory II; LEC-5-E = Life Events Checklist for DSM-5-Experienced; PCL-5 = PTSD Checklist for DSM-5; STAI-S = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State; STAI-T = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait.

Table 2. Linear regression models.

	β	t	p
Dependent Variable: PCL-5 Score
Systolic Blood Pressure	−.430	−1.305	.204
Diastolic Blood Pressure	.662	2.065	.050*
Heart Rate	.101	.406	.689
HF-HRV	.181	.685	.500
CVD Symptoms	.412	2.428	.023*
Age	−.116	−.429	.672
LEC-5 – Experienced	.181	.790	.437
R^2= .393
Dependent Variable: BDI-II Score
Systolic Blood Pressure	.094	.332	.742
Diastolic Blood Pressure	.246	.956	.346
Heart Rate	.282	1.203	.237
HF-HRV	.276	1.167	.251
CVD Symptoms	.401	2.764	.009*
Age	−.025	−.097	.923
LEC-5 – Experienced	−.087	−.475	.638
R^2= .317
Dependent Variable: Anhedonia Score
Systolic Blood Pressure	.086	.292	.772
Diastolic Blood Pressure	.249	.927	.360
Heart Rate	.133	.541	.592
HF-HRV	.170	.687	.497
CVD Symptoms	.379	2.508	.017*
Age	−.142	−.531	.599
LEC-5 – Experienced	−.039	−.206	.838
R^2= .257

Note: *p < .05; PCL-5 = PTSD Checklist for DSM-5; HF-HRV = high frequency heart rate variability; CVD = cardiovascular disease; LEC-5 = Life Events Checklist for DSM-5; BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory II.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [AVS], upon reasonable request.