Table 4.
Association of Number of Types of Injury Sustained on September 11, 2001, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Dust/Debris Cloud With Respiratory and Heart Diseases Diagnosed in 2002–2007, World Trade Center Health, 2003–2007
| Risk Factor | Respiratory Disease (Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, Other Lung Problems, Reactive Airway Disease Syndrome) |
Heart Disease (Angina, Heart Attack, Other Heart Disease) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | aOR | 95% CI | No. of Cases | aOR | 95% CI | |
| PTSD status | ||||||
| With PTSD | ||||||
| No injuries | 200 | 2.0 | 1.7, 2.4 | 79 | 2.4 | 1.8, 3.2 |
| 1 | 54 | 2.1 | 1.5, 2.8 | 17 | 2.2 | 1.3, 3.8 |
| 2 | 32 | 2.6 | 1.7, 4.2 | 10 | 3.3 | 1.6, 6.8 |
| ≥3 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.3, 6.7 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.8, 10.2 |
| Without PTSD | ||||||
| No injuries | 897 | 1.0 | Referent | 270 | 1.0 | Referent |
| 1 | 158 | 1.2 | 1.0, 1.5 | 51 | 1.6 | 1.2, 2.3 |
| 2 | 62 | 1.7 | 1.2, 2.3 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.8, 2.8 |
| ≥3 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.1, 3.9 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5, 5.9 |
| Dust/debris exposure | ||||||
| Intense dust cloud | 805 | 1.5 | 1.3, 1.7 | 238 | 1.3 | 1.05, 1.6 |
| Some/none | 589 | 1.0 | Referent | 203 | 1.0 | Referent |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.