Table 1.
Demographics and factors associated with PTSD
| Variable | PTSD (n = 460) | Controls (n = 1158) | t/x 2 | OR | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 37.87(9.85) | 34.47(10.84) | 4.10 | <0.001 | ||
| Gender (n, %) | ||||||
| Male | 253(55.0) | 662(39.9) | 0.63 | >0.05 | ||
| Female | 207(45.0) | 496(60.1) | ||||
| Stressful life event* (n, %) | ||||||
| Severe | 376(81.8) | 630(54.4) | 52.79 | 3.76 | 2.04,6.71 | <0.001 |
| Moderate | 84(18.2) | 528(45.6) | 1.00 | |||
| Social support* (n, %) | ||||||
| Lower | 271(58.9) | 252(21.8) | 1.00 | |||
| Moderate | 155(33.7) | 614(53.0) | 109.36 | 0.11 | 0.06,0.19 | <0.001 |
| Higher | 34(7.4) | 292(25.2) | 0.45 | 0.25,0.79 | ||
| The number of Trauma events* (n, %) | ||||||
| 0-1 | 115(25.0) | 486(42.0) | 1.00 | |||
| 2-5 | 115(25.0) | 434(37.5) | 203.07 | 1.70 | 0.80,3.58 | <0.001 |
| 6-9 | 211(45.9) | 226(19.5) | 5.98 | 2.82,12.67 | ||
| ≥10 | 19(4.1) | 12(1.0) | 6.69 | 3.16,14.18 | ||
| Type of trauma (n, %) | ||||||
| Natural disaster | 22(4.8) | 68(5.9) | ||||
| Motor vehicle accident | 46(10.0) | 165(14.3) | ||||
| Other accident (e.g., workplace accident) | 50(10.9) | 102(8.8) | ||||
| Serious illness (e.g., HIV, cancer) | 64(13.9) | 198(17.1) | ||||
| Death of loved one | 106(23.0) | 207(17.9) | ||||
| Injury/illness of loved one | 70(15.2) | 101(8.7) | 109.81 | <0.001 | ||
| Witness family violence | 84(18.3) | 135(11.6) | ||||
| Childhood physical assault | 46(10.0) | 72(6.2) | ||||
| Robbed with a weapon | 22(4.8) | 23(2.0) | ||||
| Adult physical assault (without weapon) | 28(6.1) | 50(4.3) | ||||
| Intimate partner violence | 80(17.4) | 94(8.1) | ||||
| Witness physical assault | 66(14.3) | 94(8.1) | ||||
| Threatened with physical assault | 40(8.7) | 55(4.8) | ||||
| Childhood sexual assault by adult | 32(7.0) | 66(5.7) | ||||
| Childhood sexual assault by peer | 40(8.7) | 92(7.9) | ||||
| Young adult sexual assault | 32(7.0) | 41(3.5) | ||||
| Adult sexual assault | 44(9.6) | 46(4.0) | ||||
| Unwanted sexual attention | 10(2.2) | 10(0.8) | ||||
| Stalking | 4(0.9) | 15(1.3) | ||||
| Miscarriage (self or partner) | 10(2.2) | 18(1.6) | ||||
| Abortion (self or partner) | 24(5.2) | 60(5.2) | ||||
| Other (e.g., finding dead bodies, combat, violent death of pet, witness drug overdose of stranger) | 20(4.3) | 53(4.5) |
*adjusted for age.