TABLE 1—
Demographic Associations With ASD Threshold Scores and Symptom Severity
| Variable (Pre-Katrina) | No. (Group %) Meeting ASD Threshold | Bivariate OR (95% CI) for ASD | ASDS Score Mean (SD) | ASDS Total Score Bivariate Correlation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | −.22* | |||
| 18–35 | 25 (76) | 2.30 (.80, 6.61) | 68.21 (18.64) | |
| 36–50 | 34 (64) | 1.32 (.54, 3.21) | 61.72 (16.85) | |
| ≥51 | 19 (58) | Reference | 57.24 (19.20) | |
| Race/ethnicity | .27** (Black) | |||
| Black | 62 (70) | 2.30 (.89, 5.94) | 64.88 (18.49) | |
| Hispanic or multiethnic | 5 (56) | 1.25 (.26, 5.94) | 54.44 (11.59) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 11 (50) | Reference | 52.68 (20.50) | |
| Gender | .29** | |||
| Female | 42 (79) | 3.39 (1.50, 7.68) | 67.77 (18.35) | |
| Male | 36 (53) | Reference | 56.78 (18.55) | |
| Marital status | −.06 (Married/cohabitating) | |||
| Married or cohabitating | 19 (68) | 1.33 (.52,3.43) | 63.21 (17.59) | |
| Divorced or widowed | 22 (73) | 1.74 (.67,4.52) | 62.73 (18.65) | |
| Single | 38 (61) | Reference | 61.38 (19.33) | |
| Household income, US $ | −.08 | |||
| <10 000 | 27 (64) | .77 (.25,2.43) | 62.69 (18.51) | |
| 10 000–19 999 | 27 (77) | 1.45 (.42,5.00) | 65.26 (17.61) | |
| 20 000–30 000 | 6 (38) | .26 (.06,1.04) | 53.00 (16.61) | |
| >30 000 | 14 (70) | Reference | 61.45 (20.65) | |
| Public assistance | .13 | |||
| Yes | 33 (72) | 1.49 (.67, 3.31) | 65.40 (17.18) | |
| No | 46 (63) | Reference | 60.41 (19.21) | |
| Employment status | .03 | |||
| Employed | 57 (66) | 1.12 (.49, 2.60) | 62.65 (18.67) | |
| Unemployed | 21 (64) | Reference | 61.42 (18.48) | |
| Education | −.21* | |||
| < High school diploma | 18 (78) | 2.25 (.63, 7.99) | 69.39 (17.93) | |
| Some high school | 24 (62) | 1.00 (.36, 2.77) | 60.82 (17.53) | |
| Some college | 21 (64) | 1.09 (.38, 3.16) | 63.73 (19.00) | |
| ≥College degree | 16 (62) | Reference | 55.00 (18.64) | |
| Parish | .19* | |||
| Orleans | 72 (66) | 2.34 (.91, 6.25) | 62.72 (18.76) | |
| Other | 9 (45) | Reference | 52.25 (19.84) | |
| Psychiatric history | .13 | |||
| Yes | 44 (72) | 2.17 (1.04, 4.53) | 63.74 (19.16) | |
| No | 37 (54) | Reference | 58.74 (19.13) | |
| Previous trauma history | −.07 | |||
| 0 criterion A1 eventsa | 9 (64) | Reference | 66.86 (17.21) | |
| 1–3 criterion A1 events | 16 (59) | .81 (.21, 3.07) | 60.67 (20.93) | |
| 4–7 criterion A1 events | 22 (69) | 1.22 (.33, 4.60) | 62.19 (15.19) | |
| ≥8 criterion A1 events | 26 (63) | .96 (.27, 3.41) | 60.68 (20.11) |
Note. ASD = acute stress disorder; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; SD = standard deviation; ASDS = acute stress disorder scale.
aCriterion A1 refers to the category of stressors that may be used to diagnose posttraumatic stress disorder.25
* P < .05; **P < .01.