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. 2002 Sep 14;325(7364):576. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7364.576

Table 5.

 Univariate and multivariate analysis of association between having a DSM-IV disorder and group status. Values are odds ratios (99% confidence intervals)

Disorder Disabled Gulf veterans (n=111) v non-disabled Gulf veterans (n=98)
Disabled Gulf veterans (n=111) v disabled Bosnia and Era veterans combined (n=133)
Unadjusted
P value
Adjusted*
P value
Unadjusted
P value
Adjusted*
P value
Alcohol related disorder 0.7 (0.2 to 2.5) 0.44 0.5 (0.1 to 2.4) 0.28 2.0 (0.4 to 9.0) 0.24 1.9 (0.4 to 9.1) 0.32
Mood disorder 4.2 (0.8 to 22.8) 0.029 4.1 (0.8 to 21.0) 0.025 1.1 (0.4 to 3.2) 0.77 1.0 (0.3 to 3.2) 0.97
Anxiety disorder 5.3 (1.0 to 28.1) 0.01 6.8 (1.4 to 33.4) 0.002 1.4 (0.5 to 3.9) 0.36 1.4 (0.4 to 4.3) 0.47
Post-traumatic stress disorder 2.7 (0.1 to 53.9) 0.39  8.4 (0.3 to 223.2) 0.09 0.9 (0.1 to 6.6) 0.89 1.1 (0.1 to 9.1) 0.88
Somatoform disorder 3.0 (0.8 to 10.6) 0.028 3.3 (0.8 to 13.8) 0.035 2.7 (0.9 to 8.1) 0.023 3.1 (1.0 to 9.6) 0.01
Sleep disorder 2.9 (0.9 to 9.4) 0.02 2.8 (0.8 to 9.7) 0.03 1.3 (0.5 to 3.3) 0.43 1.1 (0.4 to 3.2) 0.78
Any psychiatric disorder 2.3 (0.9 to 6.1) 0.028 2.4 (0.8 to 7.2) 0.036 1.4 (0.6 to 3.1) 0.30 1.3 (0.5 to 3.4) 0.44

DSM-IV=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition. 

*

Adjusted for age, sex, rank, and marital status using probability weights. 

Depression, anxiety, and alcohol related disorders only.