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Table 4 Number and severity of symptoms for the 3 clusters – Median-split

From: Posttraumatic stress disorder: An exploratory study examining rates of trauma and PTSD and its effect on client outcomes in community mental health

CLUSTER ITEM

NUMBER IN

MEAN

SD

P*

  

Lower 50%

Upper 50%

   
 

PTSD

     

Re-experiencing (B)

      

Number of symptoms Md: ≤ 3

Yes

2

7

3.67

1.41

 
 

No

6

5

2.18

1.94

0.072

Severity score Md: 4.5

Yes

3

6

7.11

4.43

 
 

No

7

4

3.36

3.04

0.038

Avoidance (C)

      

Number of symptoms Md: 3.5

Yes

2

7

5.11

1.36

 
 

No

8

3

3.00

2.10

0.018

Severity score Md: 6.5

Yes

3

6

10.78

5.43

 
 

No

7

4

4.82

4.19

0.013

Hyper-arousal (D)

      

Number of symptoms Md: ≤ 3

Yes

5

4

3.78

1.20

 
 

No

8

3

2.27

1.74

0.041

Severity score Md: 4.0

Yes

4

5

7.78

4.66

 
 

No

6

5

4.60

3.66

0.115

Total number of symptoms endorsed Md: <14.5

Yes

2

7

12.67

3.39

 
 

No

8

3

7.18

5.72

0.021

Total symptom severity score Md: 9.5

Yes

3

6

25.67

13.77

 
 

No

7

4

12.36

9.60

0.020

  1. * Derived from ANOVA analysis