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Table 5 PTSD Scales Administered to VES Sample

From: Reconciling disparate prevalence rates of PTSD in large samples of US male Vietnam veterans and their controls

Scale Criteria

Criteria

Male Vietnam Theater Veterans

Male Vietnam Era Controls

  

N

Prev (%)

95% CI

N

Prev (%)

95% CI

MMPI-Keane Scale

Cutting-Score ≥ 30

2,483

6.4

5.4–7.4

1,976

3.0

2.2–3.8

 

Cutting-Score ≥ 26

2,483

10.0

8.8–11.2

1,976

4.8

3.9–5.7

 

Cutting-Score ≥ 14

2,483

34.2

32.3–36.1

1,976

24.5

22.6–26.4

One Month DIS-III-A PTSD

DSM-III Combat-Related PTSD

2,483

2.4

1.8–3.0

1,976

0.0

0.0–0.1

 

DSM-III-R Combat-Related PTSD

2,483

4.7

3.9–5.5

1,976

0.0

0.0–0.1

Lifetime DIS-III-A PTSD

DSM-III Combat-Related PTSD

2,483

14.7

13.3–16.1

1,976

0.6

0.3–0.9

 

DSM-III-R Combat-Related PTSD

2,483

27.4

25.6–29.2

1,976

1.1

0.6–1.6