Table 2.
Prevalence of Physical Health and Mental Health Outcomes Before and After Hurricane Katrina
| Before Katrina | After Katrina | McNemar Test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Definition | % [95% CI] | % [95% CI] | p-value |
| MMI/SMI | Probable mild-moderate (K6 >7) or serious (K6 >12) mental illness |
23.5 [19.3 - 27.7] | 37.5 [32.7 - 42.3] | < .001 |
| SMI | Probable serious (K6 >12) mental illness |
6.9 [4.4 - 9.4] | 13.8 [10.4 - 17.2] | < .001 |
| PTSD | Post-traumatic stress disorder: IES-R average score >1.5 |
ND | 47.7 [42.8 - 52.6] | NA |
| PSS | Perceived stress scale > 7 | 20.2 [16.2 - 24.1] | 30.9 [26.3 - 35.4] | < .001 |
| FPH | Fair or poor self-rated health status | 12.8 [8.8–15.2] | 19.1 [15.1–22.9] | < .01 |
| HC | At least one diagnosed health condition |
61.2 [56.4–66.0] | 66.6 [61.9–71.3] | < .05 |
| OVERW | Body mass index (kg/m2) >25 | 67.1 [62.4–71.7] | 72.9 [68.6–77.4] | < .01 |
Note. P-value is from a t-test of the hypothesis that the change is equal to 0. CI = confidence interval; IES-R = Impact of Event Scale-Revised; ND = not determined; NA = not applicable.