Table 3. Risk factors of PTSD symptoms by logistic regression.
PTSD No.(%) | Bivariate OR (95% CI) | P Value | Multivariate OR(95% CI) | P Value | |
Gender | 0.002 | – | |||
male | 37(3.1) | 0.53(0.36–0.80) | |||
female | 76(5.7) | 1.00 | |||
Age (years) | 0.935 | – | |||
<60 yrs | 84(4.5) | 0.98(0.64–1.51) | |||
≥60 yrs | 29(4.5) | 1.00 | |||
Education | 0.028 | – | |||
Primary school or lower | 74(5.3) | 1.56(1.05–2.32) | |||
Higher than primary school | 39(3.5) | 1.00 | |||
Ethnicity | 0.285 | 0.015 | |||
Han | 106(4.6) | 1.53(0.70–3.32) | 2.70(1.21–6.02) | ||
Minorities | 7(3.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Household income | 0.001 | – | |||
RMB0–5000 | 20(6.7) | 2.80(1.51–5.17) | |||
RMB5000–20000 | 70(5.3) | 2.19(1.36–3.54) | |||
RMB≥20000 | 23(2.5) | 1.00 | |||
Chronic diseases* | 0.001 | – | |||
Yes | 51(6.7) | 1.96(1.34–2.86) | |||
No | 62(3.5) | 1.00 | |||
Two-week prevalence rate | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 46(9.8) | 3.24(2.19–4.78) | 2.45(1.62–3.72) | ||
No | 67(3.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Displaced after earthquake | <0.001 | 0.024 | |||
Yes | 36(11.3) | 3.52(2.32–5.33) | 1.69(1.07–2.66) | ||
No | 77(3.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Have regular income after earthquake | 0.003 | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 23(2.7) | 0.49(0.31–0.78) | 0.45(0.27–0.73) | ||
No | 90(5.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Received mental health support after earthquake | <0.001 | 0.018 | |||
Yes | 37(13.9) | 4.74(3.12–7.19) | 1.77(1.10–2.85) | ||
No | 74(3.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Family member died or missing during earthquake | <0.001 | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 58(11.0) | 4.34(2.96–6.37) | 2.14(1.37–3.35) | ||
No | 55(2.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Injured due to the disaster | <0.001 | 0.006 | |||
Yes | 59(10.5) | 4.16(2.83–6.09) | 1.86(1.19–2.90) | ||
No | 54(2.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Lost home or property | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 111(5.3) | 12.49(3.07–50.74) | – | ||
No | 2(0.4) | 1.00 | |||
Witnessed someone being killed or injured | <0.001 | 0.013 | |||
Yes | 83(8.6) | 4.77(3.12–7.30) | 1.96(1.15–3.35) | ||
No | 30(1.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
PTSD symptoms: PCL-C score of 17 items ≥38.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.
–Variable was not retained in backward stepwise regression procedure.