Table 4.
Adjusteda odds of health and military outcomes by timing of divorceb
| <1 year since divorce | 1-2 years since divorce | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomec | AOR | (95 % CI) | AOR | (95 % CI) |
| Mental health | ||||
| New-onset posttraumatic stress disorderd | 3.27j | (1.56, 6.86) | 1.79 | (0.82, 3.92) |
| New-onset depressione | 1.16 | (0.53, 2.53) | 1.19 | (0.54, 2.60) |
| Behavioral | ||||
| Smoking initiation | 0.83 | (0.25, 2.78) | 0.53 | (0.14, 2.04) |
| New-onset alcohol-related problemse | 2.24j | (1.11, 4.53) | 1.07 | (0.50, 2.29) |
| New-onset binge drinkingf | 1.90j | (1.18, 3.06) | 0.53j | (0.31, 0.90) |
| Physical health | ||||
| Weight changeg | ||||
| Extreme weight loss | 1.82 | (0.80, 4.14) | 0.93 | (0.37, 2.31) |
| Moderate weight loss | 1.54 | (0.97, 2.43) | 0.93 | (0.57, 1.51) |
| Stable weight | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Moderate weight gain | 0.85 | (0.62, 1.16) | 0.93 | (0.69, 1.27) |
| Extreme weight gain | 0.41j | (0.23, 0.71) | 0.87 | (0.54, 1.41) |
| Functional health | ||||
| Physical component summary scoreh | ||||
| Lowest 15th percentile | 0.86 | (0.57, 1.29) | 0.90 | (0.60, 1.34) |
| Middle 70th percentile | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Highest 15th percentile | 1.32 | (0.92, 1.88) | 0.96 | (0.67, 1.38) |
| Military related outcomes | ||||
| Deploymenti | 1.17 | (0.87, 1.56) | 1.05 | (0.79, 1.40) |
a Full models were adjusted for all variables: sex, birth year, education, race/ethnicity, baseline smoking status, history of potential alcohol dependence, body mass index, baseline MCS and PCS, combat deployment, pay grade, service component, service branch, occupation
b Marital status assessed from baseline to first follow-up, where those who were “recently divorced” were married at their baseline survey and got divorced before their follow-up survey. The reference category is > 2 years since divorce
c In outcomes without a reference indication, the reference category is “No”
d Posttraumatic stress disorder is defined using the PTSD checklist-civilian version, specific criteria with a cutoff of 50
e Assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire
f Binge drinking is defined as reporting five or more drinks per occasion for men or four or more drinks per occasion for women on at least 1 day during the past year
g Extreme weight loss (≥10 % loss), moderate weight loss (between 3 % and 10 % loss), stable weight (within ± 3 %), moderate weight gain (between 3 % and 10 % gain), and extreme weight gain (≥10 % gain)
h Physical component summary score are obtained from the Short Form-36 Question Health Survey for Veterans (SF-36 V)
i Deployment was assessed from baseline until the follow-up for those in the “stayed married” and assessed until 3 years after divorce event for the “recently divorced” population
j Adjusted Odds Ratio was found to be statistically significant