Table 5.
GEE Coefficients for Binge Drinking and Modified CAGE Questionnaire for PTSD and Delayed-Onset PTSD at 24 Months
| Variables | Binge drinking
|
Modified CAGE Questionnaire
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTSD
|
Delayed PTSD
|
PTSD
|
Delayed PTSD
|
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| b | SE | b | SE | b | SE | b | SE | |
| Age (years) | −.01 | .002*** | −.01 | .002*** | −.001 | .001* | −.001 | .001* |
| Female | −.43 | .05*** | −.43 | .05*** | −.06 | .01*** | −.06 | .01*** |
| Income | −.02 | .01 | −.02 | .01 | −.005 | .004 | −.005 | .004 |
| Married | −.05 | .05 | −.05 | .05 | −.03 | .02 | −.03 | .02 |
| White | .03 | .06 | .03 | .06 | −.01 | .02 | −.01 | .02 |
| Latino | .15 | .07 | .14 | .07 | .01 | .02 | .01 | .02 |
| WTC attack events | .04 | .02 | .04 | .02 | .02 | .01* | .02 | .01* |
| Lifetime trauma | .04 | .02 | .04 | .02 | .02 | .01* | .02 | .01* |
| Negative life events | .04 | .03 | .04 | .03 | .01 | .01 | .02 | .01 |
| PTSD | .05 | .13 | .11 | .14 | .02 | .05 | .02 | .05 |
| Time period | −.01 | .01 | −.01 | −.01 | .01 | −.01 | .01 | .01* |
| PTSD × Time period | .09 | .04* | .09 | .04* | .04 | .03 | .05 | .04 |
| Constant | 1.03 | 0.12*** | 1.03 | 0.12*** | 0.09 | 0.04** | 0.09 | 0.04* |
Note. N = 1,681. GEE = Generalized estimating equation; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; WTC = World Trade Center.
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