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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Stress. 2013 Jan 14;26(1):45–55. doi: 10.1002/jts.21767

Table 3.

Weighted Percent Positive or Level for Health Functioning, Impairment, and Work Loss

1 Year after 9/11
4 Years after 9/11
Total (N = 444)
Direct exposure (n = 96)
Loss exposure (n = 11)
Indirect exposure (n = 271)
Total (N = 444)
Direct exposure (n = 96)
Loss exposure (n = 77)
Indirect exposure (n = 271)
Health/functioning
measure
M or n SE or% M or n SE or% M or n SE or% M or n SE or% M or n SE or% M or n SE or% M or n SE or% M or n SE or% χ 2
Mental health level (M, SE) 45.3 0.6 47.4 1.3 42.0 1.4 45.3 0.8 45.2 0.6 46.6 1.2 39.7 1.4 46.1 0.8
 Time 0.1
 Exposure type 17.4***
 Time × Exposure Type 3.5
Physical health level (M, SE) 39.8 0.6 40.9 1.2 35.0 1.5 40.6 0.7 39.2 0.6 42.4 1.3 36.8 1.4 38.5 0.8
 Time 8.3**
 Exposure type 7.1*
 Time × Exposure Type 8.7*
Any functional impairment (n,%) 161/428 35 24/94 21 39/72 54 98/262 36 128/417 29 21/91 20 29/70 43 78/256 28
 Time 5.2*
 Exposure type 18.3***
 Time × Exposure Type 0.8
Any missed work (n,%) 186 41 44 42 38 49 104 38 220 48 42 40 46 61 132 47
 Time 4.9*
 Exposure type 8.8*
 Time × Exposure Type 2.9

Note. All means, standard errors (SEs), percentages, and chi-square tests are based on weighted analyses. All ns presented are the unweighted ns. For the cell counts for functional impairment, we have provided the denominators because there were some missing data for this variable. Level of mental health and physical health were measured with the Mental and Physical Component Summary scores of the Medical Outcome Study (MOS) 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12); higher scores are more favorable. Functional impairment (measured with the Sheehan Disability Scale [SDS] as described in the Method) and missed work were assessed for the preceding month.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.