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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 4.
Published in final edited form as: Mil Behav Health. 2015;3(4):244–254. doi: 10.1080/21635781.2015.1077179

TABLE 2.

Multivariate Logistic Regressions Predicting Lifetime PTSD, Depression, and Mental Health Counseling (N = 700)

Variables a Lifetime PTSD
OR (95% CI) p Value
Lifetime Depression
OR (95% CI) p Value
Lifetime Counseling
OR (95% CI) p Value
Age (years) 0.99 (0.96–1.03) 0.752 0.95 (0.93–0.99) 0.009 0.96 (0.94–0.99) 0.002
Male gender 1.20 (0.32–4.55) 0.785 0.64 (0.24–1.72) 0.377 1.31 (0.52–3.32) 0.572
White race 0.70 (0.27–1.83) 0.465 1.21 (0.51–2.89) 0.664 1.22 (0.61–2.42) 0.571
Married 0.52 (0.28–0.96) 0.035 0.63 (0.39–1.03) 0.066 0.58 (0.38–0.88) 0.010
Some college or higher 1.32 (0.72–2.42) 0.365 0.93 (0.59–1.46) 0.749 1.58 (1.12–2.22) 0.009
Employed 0.85 (0.45–1.61) 0.614 0.69 (0.43–1.13) 0.142 1.02 (0.70–1.48) 0.923
OEF/OIF veteran 1.12 (0.34–3.63) 0.855 0.38 (0.15–0.99) 0.047 0.48 (0.22–1.02) 0.057
Served multiple combat tours 1.96 (1.08–3.57) 0.028 1.54 (0.96–2.47) 0.075 0.88 (0.60–1.28) 0.509
Low self-esteem 1.01 (0.53–1.92) 0.981 2.26 (1.43–3.59) 0.001 2.09 (1.41–3.09) < 0.001
Used alcohol/drugs to cope postdeployment 3.90 (2.08–7.31) < 0.001 2.48 (1.45–4.23) 0.001 2.27 (1.34–3.86) 0.002
History of high childhood adversity 2.91 (1.61–5.27) < 0.001 2.28 (1.42–3.69) 0.001 1.98 (1.27–3.09) 0.003
High combat exposure 2.15 (1.16–3.95) 0.014 1.09 (0.66–1.82) 0.736 1.82 (1.19–2.76) 0.005
Low psychological resilience 4.02 (2.14–7.53) < 0.001 3.26 (2.02–5.26) < 0.001 3.07 (1.94–4.87) < 0.001

Note. OEF/OIF = Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom; PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder.

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All variables shown are included in the logistic regression models.