Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression results predicting psychotropic medication use 1 year post disaster (N=2239)^a

Independent variables	Increase medication use		New medication use		Medication use related to WTCD
	Adjusted OR	Adjusted 95% CI	Adjusted OR	Adjusted 95% CI	Adjusted OR	Adjusted 95% CI
Age (y)
18–29	1.44	0.60–3.43	1.63	0.59–4.51	1.18	0.47–2.94
30–44	1.55	0.68–3.51	1.50	0.56–4.02	2.17	0.95–4.95
45–64	1.30	0.58–2.92	1.52	0.57–4.07	2.18*	1.00–4.76
65+ (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Gender
Male (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Female	1.47	0.93–2.33	1.99*	1.14–3.46	1.66*	1.05–2.60
Education
Non-college graduate	1.19	0.74–1.93	1.61	0.91–2.85	0.67	0.41–1.08
College graduate (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Marital status
Not married	1.03	0.62–1.71	0.67	0.36–1.24	1.35	0.83–2.20
Married (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Race
White (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
African American	0.27***	0.15–0.51	0.20***	0.09–0.43	0.33***	0.19–0.57
Latino	0.75	0.41–1.37	0.95	0.49–1.86	0.98	0.57–1.69
Asian	0.26*	0.07–0.95	0.19*	0.04–0.87	0.31	0.09–1.07
Other	0.33*	0.12–0.91	0.43	0.14–1.33	0.64	0.23–1.80
Income
<$29,999	0.95	0.40–2.25	0.94	0.36–2.48	1.20	0.56–2.58
$30,000–$99,999	0.86	0.49–1.51	0.71	0.35–1.45	0.80	0.44–1.46
$100,000+ (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Not reported	0.47	0.17–1.27	0.52	0.18–1.56	0.72	0.30–1.75
Health insurance
No	0.36*	0.13–1.00	0.17***	0.06–0.49	0.59	0.25–1.36
Yes (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Has regular doctor
No	0.50	0.18–1.44	0.88	0.29–2.65	0.47	0.18–1.32
Yes (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Exposure to WTCD
Low (0–1 events) (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Moderate (2–3 events)	1.32	0.71–2.46	1.16	0.56–2.45	1.59	0.79–3.20
High (4–5 events)	1.66	0.90–3.05	1.79	0.89–3.60	2.08*	1.05–4.13
Very high (6+ events)	1.31	0.59–2.92	1.58	0.63–4.97	1.81	0.83–3.94
Negative life events
None (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
One	1.42	0.86–2.35	1.19	0.63–2.28	1.68	0.99–2.86
2 or more	1.96*	1.07–3.57	1.21	0.63–2.35	2.33**	1.36–3.99
Lifetime traumatic events
0–1 event (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
2–3 events	1.26	0.73–2.16	0.85	0.46–1.56	0.97	0.58–1.61
4+ events	1.22	0.73–2.04	1.10	0.59–2.04	0.99	0.62–1.59
Peri-event panic attack
No (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Yes	1.37	0.72–2.62	1.17	0.56–2.46	1.41	0.85–2.35
BSI-18 anxiety
Low (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
High	1.77	0.98–3.16	1.83	0.89–3.78	2.61***	1.60–4.26
Social support
Low	1.44	0.82–2.53	1.21	0.60–2.48	0.65	0.35–1.23
Moderate	0.96	0.58–1.59	0.69	0.36–1.33	0.84	0.52–1.35
High (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Self-esteem
Low	1.40	0.71–2.78	1.63	0.75–3.56	2.14*	1.15–3.97
Moderate	1.23	0.68–2.22	1.48	0.76–2.88	1.44	0.77–2.64
High (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
PTSD past year
No (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Yes	1.91*	1.11–3.29	2.14*	1.19–3.86	1.96**	1.19–3.22
Depression past year
No (Ref)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Yes	3.26***	2.02–5.23	3.33***	1.90–5.84	2.63***	1.65–4.18

Ref = reference category.

^aAll odds ratios and confidence intervals shown represent the weighted data, adjusted for the number of telephone lines and adults in the household, the treatment over-sample, and survey stratification. Regressions are adjusted for all variables shown in table.

^*P<.05.

^**P<.01.

^***P<.001.