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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 3.

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

Variables a Current PTSD
OR (95% CI) p Value
Current Depression
OR (95% CI) p Value
Current Counseling
OR (95% CI) p Value
Age (years) 0.98 (0.94–1.03) 0.454 0.92 (0.88–0.96) <0.001 0.97 (0.94–1.00) 0.063
Male gender 2.43 (0.42–13.96) 0.320 0.96 (0.25–3.78) 0.959 0.50 (0.20–1.28) 0.148
White race 0.50 (0.18–1.43) 0.194 3.41 (0.66–17.80) 0.145 0.86 (0.39–1.85) 0.691
Married 0.44 (0.22–0.89) 0.022 0.71 (0.34–1.52) 0.382 0.65 (0.41–1.04) 0.073
Some college or higher 1.28 (0.63–2.58) 0.491 1.08 (0.52–2.24) 0.842 1.36 (0.89–2.09) 0.157
Employed 0.87 (0.41–1.85) 0.711 0.60 (0.28–1.30) 0.197 0.58 (0.36–0.92) 0.020
OEF/OIF veteran 0.82 (0.22–3.10) 0.765 0.28 (0.08–1.03) 0.055 0.79 (0.32–1.93) 0.611
Served multiple combat tours 1.88 (0.94–3.76) 0.073 1.54 (0.73–3.24) 0.253 1.16 (0.74–1.83) 0.509
Low self-esteem 1.69 (0.81–3.54) 0.166 3.73 (1.74–8.00) 0.001 2.80 (1.82–4.31) <0.001
Used alcohol/drugs to cope postdeployment 3.43 (1.68–7.01) 0.001 1.80 (0.82–3.96) 0.145 2.75 (1.64–4.62) <0.001
History of high childhood adversity 2.89 (1.46–5.73) 0.002 1.86 (0.89–3.86) 0.099 1.67 (1.04–2.68) 0.034
High combat exposure 2.12 (1.05–4.26) 0.035 1.30 (0.60–2.81) 0.506 2.40 (1.52–3.78) <0.001
Low psychological resilience 3.19 (1.53–6.66) 0.002 3.48 (1.63–7.43) 0.001 2.07 (1.30–3.29) 0.002

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.