Table 2.
Associations between alcohol misuse and PTSD/PTSD symptom clusters (odds ratios, adjusted odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals)
| PTSD (n = 9772) | Re-experiencing (n = 9884) | Avoidance (n = 9879) | Hyperarousal (n = 9880) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n with PTSD (%) | OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) | n with re-experiencing (%) | OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) | n with avoidance (%) | OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) | n with hyperarousal (%) | OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) | |
| Alcohol misuse | ||||||||||||
| No | 210 (2.5 %) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1137 (13.0 %) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 636 (7.6 %) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1154 (13.7 %) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 159 (13.6 %) | 6.14* (4.76–7.92) | 3.53* (2.57–4.85) | 436 (35.7 %) | 3.73* (3.20–4.36) | 2.46* (2.03–2.98) | 309 (26.1 %) | 4.28* (3.58–5.12) | 2.80* (2.21–3.56) | 484 (40.3 %) | 4.27* (3.67–4.97) | 2.85* (2.34–3.47) |
ORs are adjusted for age, sex, marital status, military status, rank, last deployment, combat role, childhood family relationship adversity, childhood antisocial behaviour and CMD
Weighted percentages (%), odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) are presented
* = p < 0.05