Table 2.
PTSD Prevalence based on Trauma Exposure
| PTSD, % | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Traumatic Event | Exposed | Not Exposed | OR (95% CI) |
| Interpersonal Violence | 20.0 | 10.2 | 2.2 (1.4–3.4)*** |
| Direct Combat | 16.9 | 14.6 | 1.2 (0.7–1.9)* |
| Physically attacked/assaulted | 23.1 | 11.7 | 2.3 (1.5–3.4)*** |
| Threatened with weapon/ kidnapped/ captive | 24.2 | 11.9 | 2.4 (1.6–3.6)*** |
| Tortured/victim of terrorists | 45.2 | 13.8 | 5.1 (2.4–10.7)*** |
| Sexual Trauma | 33.5 | 7.4 | 6.3 (4.1–9.7)*** |
| Raped | 39.7 | 10.1 | 5.9 (3.8–9.2)*** |
| Molested | 32.8 | 8.7 | 5.1 (2.4–10.7)*** |
| Environmental Trauma | 21.2 | 11.8 | 2.0 (1.3–3.0)** |
| Life-threatening Accident | 20.6 | 13.4 | 1.7 (1.1–2.6)* |
| Natural Disaster | 22.2 | 13.2 | 1.9 (1.2–2.9)** |
| Indirect Trauma (not incl. sub-DSM) | 20.0 | 10.3 | 2.2 (1.4–3.3)*** |
| Witnessed someone injured/killed | 21.4 | 10.9 | 2.2 (1.5–3.3)*** |
| Shock because happened to someone close | 23.8 | 12.9 | 2.1 (1.4–3.3)** |
| Other DSM-valid Trauma | 28.0 | 12.9 | 2.6 (1.6–4.3)*** |
| Any traumatic event (not incl. Sub-DSM) | 18.8 | 0.0 | - |
| Only one traumatic event (not incl. Sub-DSM) | 6.7 | 0.0 | - |
| 2 or more traumatic events (not incl. Sub-DSM) | 22.5 | 3.2 | 8.7 (4.3–17.5)*** |
*
p<.05.
**
p<.01.
***
p<.001