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. 2012 Aug 21;7(8):e43081. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043081

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.