Table 6.
GEE Coefficients for Psychotropic Medication Days for PTSD and Delayed PTSD Onset at 24 Months
| Variables | PTSD
|
Delayed PTSD
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | SE | b | SE | |
| Age (years) | .01 | .001*** | .01 | .001*** |
| Female | .13 | .05* | .14 | .05* |
| Income | −.04 | .02** | −.04 | .02** |
| Married | −.22 | .05*** | −.22 | .05*** |
| White | .31 | .06*** | .31 | .06*** |
| Latino | .17 | .07* | .18 | .07* |
| WTC attack events | .01 | .02 | .02 | .02 |
| Lifetime trauma | .10 | .02*** | .10 | .02*** |
| Negative life events | .14 | .04** | .16 | .04*** |
| PTSD | .61 | .21** | .53 | .24* |
| Time period | .05 | .02** | .06 | .02** |
| PTSD × Time period | .39 | .12** | .34 | .13** |
| Constant | −0.20 | 0.10* | −0.23 | 0.10* |
Note. N = 1,681. GEE = Generalized estimating equation; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; WTC = World Trade Center.
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