Table 2.
Associations between peritraumatic panic attack, pre-disaster status and health outcomes at 2 years post disaster.
| Pre-disaster status† | Weighted % (unweigted N) |
Peri-traumatic panic attack |
|---|---|---|
| Lifetime depression pre-disaster | ||
| No | 81.7 (1261) | 69.9 (152)*** |
| Yes | 18.3 (420) | 30.1 (78) |
| Lifetime panic disorder pre-disaster | ||
| No | 85.7 (1388) | 80.7 (175) |
| Yes | 14.3 (293) | 19.3 (55) |
| Outcomes 2 years post disaster† | Weighted % (unweigted N) |
Peri-traumatic panic attack |
| PTSD past 12 months | ||
| No | 96.2 (1587) | 88.9 (195)*** |
| Yes | 3.8 (94) | 11.1 (35) |
| Sub-clinical PTSD past 12 months | ||
| No | 91.9 (1496) | 79.4 (169)*** |
| Yes | 8.1 (185) | 20.6 (61) |
| Depressed past 12 months | ||
| No | 88.4 (1404) | 68.0 (150)*** |
| Yes | 11.6 (277) | 32.0 (80) |
| Poor physical health past month | ||
| No | 92.5 (1518) | 84.1 (190)*** |
| Yes | 7.5 (163) | 15.9 (40) |
| Anxiety past month | ||
| No | 90.9 (1464) | 70.9 (155)*** |
| Yes | 9.1 (217) | 29.1 (75) |
| Binge drinking past 12 months | ||
| No | 85.1 (1448) | 77.8 (183)* |
| Yes | 14.9 (233) | 22.2 (47) |
| Heavy drinking past month | ||
| No | 94.0 (1568) | 95.1 (217) |
| Yes | 6.0 (113) | 4.9 (13) |
| Any mental health treatment past 12 months | ||
| No | 79.3 (1175) | 65.7 (124)*** |
| Yes | 20.7 (506) | 34.3 (106) |
| Mental health treatment related to WTCD past 12 months | ||
| No | 88.5 (1375) | 72.3 (140)*** |
| Yes | 11.6 (306) | 27.3 (90) |
*
P < 0.05
**
P < 0.01
***
P < 0.001, two-tailed test.
†
All percentages are weighted and all N’s are unweighted; WTCD=World Trade Center Disaster.