3.4 Analisi statistiche
6. TABELLE E FIGURE
Figura 1 -Diagramma di dispersione dei livelli plasmatici di BDNF nei pazienti con
Figura 2 -Diagramma di dispersione dei livelli plasmatici di BDNF nei pazienti con
Figura 3-Diagramma di dispersione dei livelli plasmatici di BDNF nei pazienti con
diagnosi di PTSD, che hanno esperito il trauma meno o più di un anno prima dalla
Tabella 1-Caratteristiche socio-demografiche e cliniche dei pazienti con diagnosi di
PTSD (P) e dei soggetti di controllo (SC).
PTSD (n = 18) SC (n = 18) N N Genere Uomini Donne 6 12 7 11 Stato civile Single Sposato/a o convivente Separato/a o divorziato/a Vedovo/a 5 9 2 2 9 7 2 - Livello di istruzione >8 anni. 15 14 Situazione lavorativa
Impiegati a tempo pieno/part time Studenti Disoccupati Pensionati 7 6 3 2 9 4 4 1
Trauma indice (LEC)
-Morte improvvisa e inaspettata di una persona cara -Violenza fisica o sessuale
- malattia o ferita minacciosa per la vita - Incidente grave 6 3 4 5 NA NA NA NA
Età (anni, media±DS) 42.1±12.5 38.8±12.1 Impact of Event Scale
Punteggio totale Sintomi intrusivi Sintomi di evitamento 37.57±14.18 19.00±6.87 18.57±6.93 NA NA NA
Tabella 2-Punteggi medi±DS nei domini del TALS-SR nei 18 pazienti con diagnosi di PTSD. PTSD DOMINI Media±DS I - Eventi di Perdita 3.77±1.87
II - Reazione agli Eventi di Perdita 7.51±5.52
III - Eventi Potenzialmente
Traumatici 5.25±3.08
IV - Reazione alla Perdita o agli Eventi
Potenzialmente Traumatici 10.57±3.51
V - Rievocazione 5.45±2.35
VI - Evitamento e Ottundimento delle
Emozioni 6.15±2.72
VII - Comportamenti Disadattivi 1.66±1.87
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