Table 3.
New onset and persistent self reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder by demographic and behavioural characteristics of millennium cohort members. Values are numbers (percentages)
| Characteristic* | No post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms or diagnosis at baseline | Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms at baseline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New onset symptoms by specific criteria† (1347/48 447) | New onset symptoms by sensitive criteria‡ (1695/47 837) | Persisting symptoms by specific criteria† (455/995) | Persisting symptoms by sensitive criteria‡ (733/1659) | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 851 (2.4) | 1084 (3.1) | 296 (45.8) | 482 (43.5) | |
| Female | 496 (3.8) | 611 (4.7) | 159 (45.7) | 251 (45.6) | |
| Birth year | |||||
| Pre-1960 | 276 (2.2) | 343 (2.8) | 137 (57.8) | 191 (50.7) | |
| 1960-9 | 456 (2.3) | 594 (3.1) | 150 (45.7) | 248 (44.1) | |
| 1970-9 | 512 (3.5) | 627 (4.4) | 138 (39.2) | 237 (40.2) | |
| 1980 and forward | 103 (5.4) | 131 (7.0) | 30 (38.5) | 57 (43.5) | |
| Education | |||||
| High school or less diploma/equivalent | 859 (4.2) | 1041 (5.1) | 264 (42.7) | 458 (43.5) | |
| Some college or bachelor’s degree | 416 (1.9) | 568 (2.6) | 166 (49.4) | 241 (44.2) | |
| Advanced degree | 72 (1.3) | 86 (1.5) | 25 (62.5) | 34 (54.8) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 790 (2.4) | 1000 (3.1) | 261 (46.4) | 421 (43.8) | |
| Never married | 420 (3.4) | 532 (4.3) | 141 (43.3) | 233 (44.1) | |
| Divorced | 137 (3.9) | 163 (4.8) | 53 (50.0) | 79 (46.8) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White non-Hispanic | 889 (2.6) | 1134 (3.3) | 310 (46.6) | 505 (44.1) | |
| Black non-Hispanic | 207 (3.5) | 247 (4.2) | 73 (47.4) | 112 (46.5) | |
| Other | 251 (3.1) | 314 (3.9) | 72 (40.9) | 116 (42.3) | |
| Smoking at baseline | |||||
| Never smoker | 654 (2.2) | 831 (2.9) | 185 (43.7) | 294 (41.6) | |
| Past smoker | 356 (2.9) | 463 (3.9) | 136 (46.0) | 220 (45.5) | |
| Current smoker | 337 (4.7) | 401 (5.8) | 134 (48.6) | 219 (46.7) | |
| Problem drinking at baseline | |||||
| No | 1008 (2.5) | 1278 (3.2) | 289 (45.0) | 459 (42.3) | |
| Yes | 339 (4.0) | 417 (5.0) | 166 (47.0) | 274 (47.7) | |
*Taken at time of baseline submission of questionnaire among members who submitted questionnaires at baseline (July 2001-June 2003) and follow-up (July 2004-Jan 2006).
†Self reported post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms based on posttraumatic stress disorder patient checklist—civilian version with DSM-IV criteria or diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder within previous three years.
‡Self reported post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms based on posttraumatic stress disorder patient checklist—civilian version with DSM-IV criteria and a sum of 50 points out of 85 points possible or diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder within previous three years.