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Published in final edited form as: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Jul;1071:495–499. doi: 10.1196/annals.1364.051

TABLE 1.

PSTD and psychological and respiratory variables

Variable	Probable DSM-IV PTSD (N = 149)	No DSM-IV PTSD (N = 983)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P value
	N (%)	N (%)
Loss on 9/11	73 (49.7)	336 (35.5)	1.48 (1.07–2.06)	0.02
Peri-event anxiety	101 (68.2)	247 (26.4)	4.47 (3.17–6.30)	<0.0001
Exposed to human remains	133 (89.3)	680 (71.4)	3.00 (1.87–4.82)	<0.0001
Witnessed death	107 (71.8)	489 (51.4)	2.62 (1.84–3.73)	<0.0001
Major depression	102 (68.9)	72 (7.70)	16.25 (11.07–23.85)	<0.0001
Cough (current)	109 (73.1)	406 (43.3)	3.09^* (2.14–4.46)	<0.0001
Wheezy (current)	123 (84.2)	496 (53.3)	3.64^* (2.40–5.53)	<0.0001
Asthma (ever)	24 (19.8)	85 (9.7)	2.16^* (1.32–3.54)	0.02

Adjusted for age and duration of work on site.