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. 2014 Nov;205(5):383–389. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.141796

Table 3.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comorbidity

DSM-IV lifetime
diagnosis
n (%) affected
in whole
population
n (%) affected
with any
trauma
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI) for
any trauma
P n (%) with PTSD
comorbid for
diagnosis
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI) of diagnosis
by PTSD status
P
Depressiona
397 (6.6)
217 (10.0)
2.24 (1.82-2.76)
<0.001
44 (37.0)
9.23 (6.27-13.59)
<0.001
Dysthymia
66 (1.2)
52 (2.4)
2.90 (1.85-4.55)
<0.001
17 (14.4)
14.83 (8.41-26.17)
<0.001
Any anxiety disorder
546 (9.1)
270 (12.4)
1.82 (1.52-2.18)
<0.001
46 (40.0)
7.22 (4.89-10.65)
<0.001
Generalised anxiety disorder
239 (4.0)
138 (6.3)
2.49 (1.91-3.26)
<0.001
29 (12.18)
9.16 (5.90-14.22)
<0.001
Agoraphobia
97 (1.6)
50 (2.3)
1.17 (1.06-1.30)
0.002
15 (12.6)
1.79 (1.55-2.07)
<0.001
Social phobia
105 (1.8)
60 (2.8)
2.38 (1.59-3.54)
<0.001
11 (9.24)
6.28 (3.27-12.06)
<0.001
Simple phobia
356 (5.9)
177 (8.1)
1.68 (1.36-2.09)
<0.001
28 (23.5)
5.25 (3.39-8.15)
<0.001
Panic disorder
28 (0.5)
20 (0.9)
4.42 (1.94-10.06)
<0.001
9 (7.6)
25.28 (11.18-57.16)
<0.001
Alcohol dependenceb
111 (1.9)
66 (3.0)
1.27 (1.16-1.39)
<0.001
14 (11.8)
8.00 (4.38-14.46)
<0.001
Somatisation (BSI >12)
388 (6.5)
179 (8.2)
1.55 (1.25-1.92)
<0.001
28 (23.5)
4.74 (3.08-7.31)
<0.001
Any psychiatric disorder 1152 (19.2) 560 (25.8) 1.90 (1.67-2.17) <0.001 80 (69.6) 10.28 (6.8-15.54) <0.001

BSI, Bradford Somatic Inventory.

a.

Moderate depressive disorder.

b.

Men only as alcohol dependence was absent in women.