Table 1.
Associations between Race/Ethnicity, Military Historical Measure (MHM) of Severity of War-Zone Stress Exposure, and Rates of War-Related PTSD
| A. Rates of War-Related PTSD—Incident (All War-Related First Onsets), Current and Past (Remitted) by Racial/Ethnic Background | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity of Veteran | |||||
| PTSD Status | White (n=94)
% |
Black (n=70)
% |
Hispanic (n=84)
% |
Wald
χ2 |
|
|
| |||||
| Incident PTSD | 18.7 | 33.0b | 32.9a | 5.52* | |
| Current PTSD | 9.0 | 16.8 | 22.0b | 6.82** | |
| Past PTSD | 9.7 | 16.2 | 10.9 | 1.22 | |
| B. Rates of War-Related PTSD by MHM of War-Zone Stress Exposure | |||||
| MHM of Exposure | |||||
|
|
|||||
| PTSD Status | Low (n=38)
% |
Moderate (n=152)
% |
High (n=37)
% |
Very High (n=21)
% |
Wald
χ2 |
|
| |||||
| Onset PTSD | 10.3 | 23.3 | 38.6 | 38.7 | 6.78* |
| Current PTSD | 0.3 | 12.3 | 27.0 | 33.5 | 30.32**** |
| Past PTSD | 9.9 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 5.2 | 1.38 |
| C. MHM of Severity of War-Zone Stress Exposure by Racial/Ethnic Background | |||||
| Race/Ethnicity of Veteran | |||||
|
|
|||||
| MHM of Exposure Severity | White (n=94)
% |
Black (n=70)
% |
Hispanic (n=84)
% |
Wald
χ2 |
|
|
| |||||
| Low | 29.8 | 9.7c | 15.0b | 9.17** | |
| Moderate | 63.6 | 59.0 | 65.6 | 0.50 | |
| High | 5.3 | 20.5 b | 12.0 | 6.22** | |
| Very High | 1.3 | 10.8 c | 7.4 b | 10.61*** | |
Note. Percentages are weighted to the population of male theater veterans; sample n's in parentheses.
a
Indicates significant difference from White majority in pair-wise test; p < .10.
b
Indicates significant difference from White majority in pair-wise test; p < .05.
c
Indicates significant difference from White majority in pair-wise test; p < .01.
*
p < .10.
**
p < .05.
***
p < .01.
****
p < .001.