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. 2014 Feb 19;9(2):e87516. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087516

Table 2. Bivariate and multivariate relationships: peritraumatic stress and independent variables.

Associations with PDI
Daiichi (n = 831) Daini (n = 580)
Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis
B SE β p B SE β p B SE β p B SE β p
Sociodemographic factors Age Years −0.08 0.03 −0.10 0.004** −0.04 0.03 −0.04 0.24 −0.06 0.03 −0.07 0.077
Sex Male 2.93 1.83 0.06 0.11 3.32 1.31 0.11 0.012* 2.96 1.19 0.09 0.013*
Supervisory work status Yes −3.16 1.06 −0.10 0.003** −1.76 1.01 −0.06 0.08 −3.56 1.16 −0.13 0.002** −2.73 1.06 −0.10 0.010*
Preexisting illness(es) Yes 0.23 0.91 0.01 0.80 2.02 1.06 0.08 0.056
Disaster-related experiences Discrimination/slurs Yes 5.58 0.92 0.21 <0.001*** 3.61 0.84 0.13 <0.001*** 6.59 1.11 0.24 <0.001*** 4.38 1.05 0.16 <0.001***
Near-death experience Yes 7.35 0.60 0.39 <0.001*** 5.62 0.61 0.30 <0.001*** 6.45 0.78 0.33 <0.001*** 4.33 0.80 0.22 <0.001***
Escape from tsunami Yes 5.92 1.07 0.19 <0.001*** 2.19 1.00 0.07 0.028* 5.36 0.95 0.23 <0.001*** 2.98 0.93 0.13 0.001**
Witnessing of plant explosion(s) Yes 4.79 0.65 0.25 <0.001*** 2.53 0.63 0.13 <0.001*** 4.29 1.10 0.16 <0.001*** 2.48 1.01 0.09 0.015*
Family member death(s) Yes 1.15 1.36 0.03 0.40 1.07 1.60 0.03 0.50
Colleague death(s) Yes 3.93 0.80 0.17 <0.001*** 1.67 0.78 0.07 0.033* 1.83 1.02 0.07 0.074
Major property loss Yes 3.86 0.68 0.19 <0.001*** 2.30 0.63 0.12 <0.001*** 4.56 0.82 0.23 <0.001*** 2.87 0.77 0.14 <0.001***
Home evacuation Yes 1.97 0.71 0.10 0.005** 1.20 0.64 0.06 0.059 1.38 0.74 0.08 0.062

*p<0.05.

**p<0.01.

***p<0.001.