Table 4.
Model Fitting for Associations of Hurricane-Related Stressors With Estimated 30-Day DSM-IV Anxiety-Mood Disordersa
| New Orleans Metro (n=594) |
Remainder of Sample (n=449) |
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| PTSD |
Other MMI or SMI |
Any MMI or SMI |
PTSD |
Other MMI or SMI |
Any MMI or SMI |
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| Modelb | χ2 | P Value | df | χ2 | P Value | df | χ2 | P Value | df | χ2 | P Value | df | χ2 | P Value | df | χ2 | P Value | df |
| M1 | 59.5 | <.001 | 17 | 21.8 | .19 | 17 | 44.4 | <.001 | 17 | 74.5 | <.001 | 18 | 42.6 | <.001 | 18 | 83.0 | <.001 | 18 |
| M2-M1 | 31.2 | <.001 | 7 | 45.8 | <.001 | 7 | 59.0 | <.001 | 7 | 36.6 | <.001 | 7 | 13.7 | .06 | 7 | 22.2 | <.001 | 7 |
| M3-M1 | 35.6 | <.001 | 3 | 35.0 | <.001 | 3 | 57.8 | <.001 | 3 | 10.8 | <.001 | 2 | 7.8 | .02 | 2 | 16.4 | <.001 | 2 |
| M4-M3 | 47.7 | .37 | 45 | 60.6 | .06 | 45 | 34.8 | .86 | 45 | 22.4 | >.99 | 45 | 38.8 | .73 | 45 | 31.8 | .93 | 45 |
Abbreviations: M, model; Metro, metropolitan area; MMI, mild/moderate mental illness; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder; SMI, serious mental illness.
Estimates of anxiety-mood disorders were based on the K6 and Trauma Screening Questionnaire scales. See the “Methods” section for details.
The predictors in M1 consist of the sociodemographic variables in Table 2. The predictors in M2 include those in M1 plus 7 dummy variables for the number of stressors to which the respondent was exposed. The predictors in M3 include those in M1 plus a single dummy variable for exposure to 1 or more stressors and either dummy variables for physical illness/injury and physical adversity (in the New Orleans metro) or a dummy variable for property loss (in the remainder of the sample). The predictors in M4 include those in M3 plus a separate dummy variable for each of the 45 logically possible 2-way interactions among the 10 stressors.