Table 5.
Multivariate Associations of Hurricane-Related Stressors With Estimated 30-Day DSM-IV Anxiety-Mood Disordersa
| Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Stressor | PTSD | Other MMI or SMI |
Any MMI or SMI |
| New Orleans Metro | |||
| Physical injury/illness | 2.8 (1.2-6.6)b | 7.4 (2.8-19.5)b | 6.5 (2.9-14.6)b |
| Physical adversity | 7.9 (3.2-19.7)b | 3.2 (1.4-7.2)b | 6.0 (2.9-12.3)b |
| Any other stressorc | 3.6 (0.7-20.2) | 6.3 (1.8-21.4) | 5.5 (2.0-15.0)b |
| Remainder of Sample | |||
| Property loss | 5.6 (1.8-17.8)b | 2.8 (1.3-6.3)b | 4.2 (2.0-8.9)b |
| Any other stressorc | 1.8 (0.6-5.2) | 1.5 (0.5-4.3) | 1.7 (0.7-4.0) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; 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. Coefficient estimates are based on M3 in Table 4.
Significant at the .05 level, 2-sided test.
Each predictor is a dichotomy coded 1 for respondents who experienced the stressor and 0 for respondents who did not experience the stressor. The dichotomy defining any other stressor includes all stressors other than physical illness/injury and physical adversity in the New Orleans metro subsample and all stressors other than property lost in the remainder of the sample.