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Table 2 Mean IES-R scores and prevalence of suspected PTSD by different cut off scores of IES-R (n = 427)

From: Prevalence and risk factors of post-traumatic stress disorder among elderly survivors six months after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China

Variables

Probable PTSD according to IES-R n(%)

33 cut off score

35 cut off score

Cut off score average of 2 across items

Yes

173 (40.5)

155 (36.3)

92 (21.5)

No

254 (59.5)

272 (63.7)

335 (78.5)

IES-R

Mean ± standard deviation

Intrusion

11.1 ± 5.9

Avoidance

11.2 ± 6.5

Hyperarousal symptoms

10.8 ± 5.8

Total score

33.1 ± 17.4