Table 1.
Prevalence of physical conditions among sociodemographic groups and PTE types (n = 4351)
| Type of physical condition (%)a | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample | Arthritis | Cardio-vascular | Respiratory | Chronic pain | Other Condition | Any physical condition | |
| Total (n; %) | 4351 (100 %) | 455 (10 %) | 915 (19.5 %) | 843 (19.1 %) | 2055 (46.6 %) | 729 (16.5 %) | 2656 (60.2 %) |
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 53.6 | 13.7 | 25.9 | 19.6 | 53.6 | 18 | 66.8 |
| Male | 46.4 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 18.6 | 38.5 | 14.9 | 52.6 |
| p-value* | <.0001 | <.0001 | 0.434 | <.0001 | 0.009 | <.0001 | |
| Age | |||||||
| 18–29 | 39.1 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 17.8 | 38.9 | 9.3 | 49.1 |
| 30–44 | 32.1 | 7.1 | 15.4 | 19.1 | 46.4 | 16.6 | 59.8 |
| 45–59 | 20 | 19.2 | 37.7 | 20.5 | 54.2 | 24.5 | 72.2 |
| 60+ | 8.7 | 33.6 | 55.2 | 22.7 | 64.1 | 29.5 | 83.3 |
| p-value* | <.0001 | <.0001 | 0.193 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Currently married | 50.6 | 13 | 25 | 20.2 | 51.6 | 19.4 | 64.8 |
| Previously married | 6.5 | 19.7 | 39.2 | 15.6 | 55.1 | 20.3 | 76.6 |
| Never Married | 42.9 | 5.2 | 10.3 | 18.7 | 39.8 | 12.7 | 52.7 |
| p-value* | <.0001 | <.0001 | 0.219 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
| Education | |||||||
| Low (0–2 years) | 15.2 | 6.9 | 12 | 20.9 | 39.8 | 13.4 | 53.4 |
| Low-avg (3–7 years) | 58.3 | 7.1 | 14.5 | 18.2 | 43 | 13.7 | 56.5 |
| High-avg (8–12 years) | 17.4 | 18.3 | 34.3 | 20.3 | 59.1 | 23.1 | 73 |
| High (13+ yrs) | 9.1 | 19.2 | 36.8 | 21 | 59 | 25.2 | 73.6 |
| p-value* | <.0001 | <.0001 | 0.582 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
| Employment status | |||||||
| Employed | 49.7 | 7.2 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 42.6 | 15 | 58 |
| Unemployed | 30.8 | 12 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 51.9 | 18.8 | 64.1 |
| Homemaker | 9.8 | 34.2 | 55.5 | 22.4 | 66.6 | 31.1 | 86.4 |
| Retired | 2.6 | 31.5 | 57.1 | 28.2 | 65.3 | 26.6 | 81.5 |
| Other | 7.1 | 14.7 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 42.2 | 14.8 | 56.6 |
| p-value* | <.0001 | <.0001 | 0.561 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 9.4 | 12.4 | 18.9 | 20.6 | 36.6 | 17.4 | 56.6 |
| Black | 75 | 9.6 | 19.9 | 18.8 | 48.6 | 16.9 | 61 |
| Colored | 10.2 | 11.5 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 43.1 | 13.4 | 57.8 |
| Indian | 3.1 | 9.8 | 15.9 | 25.3 | 48.2 | 17 | 66.1 |
| Other | 2.3 | 9.3 | 15.8 | 13.6 | 34.9 | 14.9 | 49.2 |
| p-value* | 0.631 | 0.802 | 0.577 | 0.01 | 0.604 | 0.255 | |
| Type of PTE | |||||||
| War | 11.2 | 10.4 | 21.5 | 31.9 | 50 | 21.5 | 65.6 |
| p-value* | 0.795 | 0.382 | <.0001 | 0.276 | 0.009 | 0.073 | |
| Physical violence | 32.9 | 10.6 | 21.7 | 24.3 | 55.6 | 20.6 | 67.8 |
| p-value* | 0.36 | 0.029 | <.0001 | <.0001 | 0.0003 | <.0001 | |
| Sexual violence | 28.4 | 14.1 | 26.8 | 27.9 | 60.1 | 25 | 72.8 |
| p-value* | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
| Accident | 6.3 | 7.9 | 22.3 | 28.5 | 56.2 | 28 | 69 |
| p-value* | 0.332 | 0.226 | 0.002 | 0.015 | <.0001 | 0.012 | |
| Unexpected death | 31.3 | 14.1 | 26.4 | 24.6 | 56 | 21.5 | 70 |
| p-value* | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | 0.0003 | <.0001 | |
| Network trauma | 11.3 | 19.2 | 35 | 22.2 | 65.6 | 26.4 | 79.2 |
| p-value* | <.0001 | <.0001 | 0.128 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
| Witness | 23.3 | 10.7 | 20.7 | 24.5 | 53.6 | 22.1 | 64.7 |
| p-value* | 0.539 | 0.357 | <.0001 | 0.0003 | <.0001 | 0.015 | |
| Any trauma | 66.8 | 11.6 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 52.3 | 19.5 | 66 |
| p-value* | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
aTotals represent the column totals for each demographic sub-population
*P-values represent the chi-sq test for differences in the frequency of PTE exposure among groups reporting each physical condition vs. not reporting that physical condition