Table 1. Demographics and prescription of any psychotropic medication to OIF/OEF/OND veterans newly diagnosed with PTSD N=63 090 (prescribed psychotropic medications: n=42 936, 68.1%).
| Characteristics | N (%) | % Yes | % Ref | Bivariate | Multivariable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | ||||
| Male | 57 682 (91.4) | ||||||||
| Female (ref: male) | 5888 (9.3) | 68.7 | 68.0 | 1.03 | 0.97–1.10 | 0.278 | Not in the model | ||
| White | 37 432 (59.3) | 69.1 | 67.5 | 1.08 | 1.03–1.13 | 0.002 | Ref. | ||
| Black | 7617 (12.1) | 68.4 | 68.8 | 0.98 | 0.93–1.03 | 0.434 | 0.94 | 0.88–1.00 | 0.040 |
| Hispanic | 6439 (10.2) | 66.3 | 68.4 | 0.91 | 0.86–0.96 | 0.001 | 0.91 | 0.84–0.98 | 0.012 |
| Asian | 1687 (2.7) | 63.2 | 69.0 | 0.77 | 0.70–0.86 | <0.001 | 0.85 | 0.76–0.96 | 0.007 |
| Other (or unknown) | 9915 (15.7) | 0.91 | 0.87–0.95 | <0.001 | |||||
| Married (ref: unmarried) | 27 401 (43.4) | 68.7 | 67.6 | 1.06 | 1.02–1.09 | 0.002 | 1.05 | 1.01–1.09 | 0.010 |
| Rural living | 20 584 (32.8) | ||||||||
| Urban living (ref: rural) | 42 206 (67.2) | 67.1 | 70.0 | 0.87 | 0.84–0.91 | <0.001 | 0.88 | 0.85–0.92 | <0.001 |
| Psychotherapy (ref: none) | 51 657 (81.9) | 26.3 | 73.7 | 3.82 | 3.66–3.98 | <0.001 | 2.72 | 2.60–2.84 | <0.001 |
| Diagnosis (ref: without the comorbid diagnosis) | |||||||||
| Schizophrenia | 219 (0.3) | 94.5 | 68.0 | 8.13 | 4.54–14.56 | <0.001 | 3.16 | 1.73–5.76 | <0.001 |
| Other psychosis | 679 (1.1) | 95.3 | 67.8 | 9.62 | 6.74–13.73 | <0.001 | 4.66 | 3.24–6.70 | <0.001 |
| Bipolar | 1509 (2.4) | 89.1 | 67.5 | 3.93 | 3.35–4.64 | <0.001 | 2.59 | 2.18–3.07 | <0.001 |
| Anxiety disorder | 14 242 (22.6) | 81.1 | 64.2 | 2.40 | 2.29–2.51 | <0.001 | 1.72 | 1.64–1.81 | <0.001 |
| Major depression | 10 220 (16.2) | 87.3 | 64.3 | 3.80 | 3.57–4.04 | <0.001 | 2.88 | 2.70–3.07 | <0.001 |
| Other depression | 22 746 (36.1) | 83.6 | 59.3 | 3.50 | 3.36–3.65 | <0.001 | 2.69 | 2.57–2.80 | <0.001 |
| Alcohol use disorder | 8370 (13.3) | 76.7 | 66.7 | 1.64 | 1.56–1.73 | <0.001 | 1.16 | 1.09–1.24 | <0.0001 |
| Drug use disorder | 4241 (6.7) | 82.2 | 67.0 | 2.27 | 2.10–2.46 | <0.001 | 1.53 | 1.40–1.68 | <0.001 |
| Personality disorder | 866 (1.4) | 87.4 | 67.8 | 3.30 | 2.70–4.04 | <0.001 | 1.44 | 1.16–1.79 | 0.001 |
| No disability rating (ref) | 42 311 (67.1) | 67.1 | 70.1 | 0.87 | 0.84–0.90 | <0.001 | Ref. | ||
| Disability rating <50% | 10 470 (16.6) | 66.5 | 68.3 | 0.98 | 0.93–1.02 | 0.281 | 0.96 | 0.92–1.01 | 0.122 |
| Disability rating ≥50% | 10 309 (16.3) | 73.7 | 67.0 | 1.37 | 1.31–1.44 | <0.001 | 1.26 | 1.20–1.33 | <0.001 |
| Continuous variables | Mean ± s.d. | ||||||||
| Age (no meds) | 30.36 ± 8.47 | ||||||||
| Age (yes meds) | 30.75 ± 8.26 | 1.01 | 1.01–1.01 | <0.001 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.01 | 0.889 | ||
| Total PCL score (no meds) | 54.46 ± 13.89 | ||||||||
| Total PCL score (yes meds) | 58.32 ± 13.48 | 1.35 | 1.33–1.37 | <0.001 | 1.22 | 1.20–1.24 | <0.001 | ||