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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry. 2015;78(2):170–185. doi: 10.1080/00332747.2015.1051448

Table 3.

Hierarchical logistic regression of characteristics predicting since-disaster comorbid PTSD, MDE, and SUD in adolescents.


Step Final model

Risk factor B SE W OR 95% CI B SE W OR 95% CI
Regression A: PTSD+MDE (n=1,561)

Step 1
 Gender −.40 .26 2.37 .67 [.41–1.12] −.75 .28 7.08 .47** [.27-.82]
 Age .06 .07 .66 1.06 [.92–1.22] −.02 .08 .08 .98 [.84–1.14]
 African-American .64 .28 5.35 1.90* [1.10–3.29] .24 .31 .62 1.27 [.70–2.32]
 Other race .48 .54 .81 1.62 [.57–4.65] .19 .57 .12 1.21 [.40–3.66]
 Income <$20,000 −.42 .28 2.29 .66 [.38–1.13] .08 .31 .07 1.09 [.59–2.00]
Step 2
 Prior natural disaster −.51 .31 2.73 .60 [.33–1.10] −.53 .32 2.73 .59 [.31–1.11]
 Prior traumatic events .87 .11 58.24 2.38*** [1.91–2.98] .92 .12 58.15 2.51*** [1.98–3.18]
Step 3
 Time since tornado .04 .06 .46 1.04 [.93–1.16]
 Present during tornado −.50 .46 1.18 .61 [.25–1.49]
 Physical injury 2.17 .53 17.01 8.80** [3.13–24.72]
 Concerned about others .90 .41 4.83 2.45* [1.10–5.45]
 Displacement .05 .51 .01 1.06 [.39–2.88]
 Property damage −.04 .10 .14 .96 [.79–1.17]
 Loss of services .15 .13 1.29 1.16 [.90–1.50]

Regression B: PTSD+SUD (n=1,566)

Step 1
 Gender −.35 .63 .30 .71 [.21–2.45] −.64 .73 .78 .53 [.13–2.19]
 Age .24 .19 1.64 1.28 [.88–1.85] .11 .23 .22 1.11 [.71–1.75]
 African-American −.64 .84 .59 .53 [.10–2.73] −.96 .93 1.07 .38 [.06–2.37]
 Other race 1.68 .75 5.06 5.35* [1.24–23.06] 1.93 .86 5.05 6.87* [1.28–36.88]
 Income <$20,000 −1.29 .64 4.08 .28* [.08-.96] −.79 .74 1.16 .45 [.11–1.92]
Step 2
 Prior natural disaster −.30 .75 .16 .74 [.17–3.21] −.36 .83 .18 .70 [.14–3.58]
 Prior traumatic events 1.27 .29 18.76 3.54*** [2.00–6.28] 1.39 .34 17.22 4.01*** [2.08–7.74]
Step 3
 Time since tornado −.03 .13 .06 .97 [.76–1.24]
 Present during tornado −1.92 .93 4.22 .15* [.02-.92]
 Physical injury −15.09 >50 .00
 Concerned about others .64 .97 .43 1.90 [.28–12.71]
 Displacement .45 1.62 .08 1.57 [.07–37.64]
 Property damage −.53 .32 2.66 .59 [.31–1.11]
 Loss of services .49 .33 2.10 1.62 [.84–3.13]

Regression C: MDE+SUD (n=1,566)

Step 1
 Gender −1.74 .92 3.62 .18 [.03–1.06] −2.17 .96 5.12 .11* [.02-.75]
 Age .35 .20 3.00 1.42 [.96–2.10] .25 .23 1.20 1.29 [.82–2.03]
 African-American .42 .67 .39 1.52 [.41–5.69] .37 .72 .27 1.45 [.35–5.94]
 Other race .40 1.29 .09 1.49 [.12–18.53] −.27 1.38 .04 .77 [.05–11.44]
 Income <$20,000 −.86 .65 1.74 .42 [.12–1.52] .00 .76 .00 1.00 [.23–4.40]
Step 2
 Prior natural disaster −.92 .73 1.59 .40 [.09–1.67] −1.11 .82 1.82 .33 [.07–1.65]
 Prior traumatic events 1.09 .26 17.06 2.96*** [1.77–4.96] 1.19 .29 17.55 3.29*** [1.89–5.75]
Step 3
 Time since tornado −.13 .13 .93 .88 [.68–1.14]
 Present during tornado −1.89 .92 4.21 .15* [.03-.92]
 Physical injury −14.61 >50 .00
 Concerned about others .03 .87 .00 1.04 [.19–5.66]
 Displacement −15.62 >50 .00
 Property damage −.54 .34 2.54 .58 [.30–1.13]
 Loss of services .67 .31 4.58 1.95* [1.06–3.59]

Regression D: PTSD+MDE+SUD (n=1,567)

Step 1
 Gender −1.36 .95 2.04 .26 [.04–1.65] −1.91 1.06 3.27 .15 [.02–1.18]
 Age .23 .23 1.08 1.26 [.81–1.97] .10 .30 .11 1.11 [.62–1.98]
 African-American −.32 .88 .13 .73 [.13–4.12] −.33 .97 .12 .72 [.11–4.82]
 Other race .54 1.30 .17 1.71 [.14–21.81] .20 1.49 .02 1.22 [.07–22.56]
 Income <$20,000 −.95 .78 1.48 .39 [.08–1.79] .35 1.02 .12 1.42 [.19–10.44]
Step 2
 Prior natural disaster −.57 .87 .42 .57 [.10–3.15] −53 1.00 .28 .59 [.08–4.18]
 Prior traumatic events 1.40 .36 15.53 4.06*** [2.02–8.14] 1.57 .42 13.97 4.78*** [2.10–10.86]
Step 3
 Time since tornado −.10 .16 .40 .90 [.66–1.24]
 Present during tornado −2.96 1.07 7.68 .05** [.01-.42]
 Physical injury −13.85 >50 .00
 Concerned about others −.02 1.13 .00 .98 [.11–8.92]
 Displacement −15.60 >50 .00
 Property damage −.38 .39 .93 .68 [.32–1.48]
 Loss of services .86 .37 5.39 2.36* [1.14–4.88]

Note. W=Wald statistic; OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval; PTSD=posttraumatic stress disorder; MDE=major depressive episode; SUD=substance use disorder. n’s vary across models due missing data.

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001.