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Table 2 Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) summary table

From: A retrospective cohort study of U.S. service members returning from Afghanistan and Iraq: is physical health worsening over time?

Variable

Covariate: PTSD

Covariate: Age

Covariate: Gender

Covariates: PTSD + Age + Gender

Linear contrast results (PTSD; Age; Gender; PTSD + Age + Gender)

PCS

F(3, 608) = 3.3, p = 0.02

F(3, 608) = 5.9, p < 0.01

F(3,643) = 5.9, p < 0.01

F(3, 604) = 2.2, p = 0.08

p < 0.001; p < 0.01; p < 0.001; p = 0.01

Physical Function

F(3,624) = 4.1, p = 0.01

F(3,624) = 4.7, p < 0.01

F(3,661) = 6.8, p < 0.001

F(3,622) = 2.9, p = 0.03

p < 0.01; p < 0.001; p < 0.001; p = 0.03

Role Physical

F(3, 620) = 4.2, p < 0.01

F(3, 620) = 8.4, p < 0.001

F(3,657) = 9.4, p < 0.001

F(3, 618) = 3.5, p = 0.02

p < 0.001; p < 0.001; p < 0.001; p < 0.01

Bodily Pain

F(3, 628) = 1.9, p = 0.12

F(3, 628) = 3.9, p = 0.01

F(3,663) = 4.8, p < 0.01

F(3, 624) = 1.2, p = 0.31

p = 0.05; p < 0.01; p < 0.01; p = 0.13

General Health

F(3,623) = 2.9, p = 0.03

F(3,623) = 5.7, p < 0.01

F(3,660) = 6.3, p < 0.001

F(3,621) = 2.3, p = 0.07

p < 0.01; p < 0.001; p < 0.001; p = 0.01