Table 1.
Logistic regression analyses of the primary models of formal help-seeking and self-medication of 307 individuals from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health Twin Panel exposed to a traumatic event who reported symptoms of distress following the event.
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| Formal help-seeking | Self-medication | |||||
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| Predictor | OR | 95% C.I. | p | OR | 95% C.I. | p |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Age | 1.08 | 1.01–1.15 | .02* | 1.06 | 0.96–1.17 | .25 |
| Gender | 1.14 | 0.64–2.03 | .65 | 2.28 | 0.81–6.42 | .12 |
| Education | 0.99 | 0.90–1.00 | .94 | 1.04 | 0.87–1.25 | .66 |
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| Trauma type | ||||||
| Accidental trauma | 1.04 | 0.62–1.75 | .88 | 1.25 | 0.55–2.80 | .60 |
| Interpersonal trauma | 0.80 | 0.53–1.21 | .29 | 0.61 | 0.33–1.13 | .12 |
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| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | 2.29 | 1.26–4.16 | .01* | 4.58 | 1.94–10.82 | .001* |
| Alcohol Abuse/Dependence | 0.29 | 0.14–0.62 | .001* | 1.70 | 0.65–4.40 | .28 |
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| Aim 2 | ||||||
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| Demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Age | 1.08 | 1.01–1.15 | .03* | |||
| Gender | 1.04 | 0.58–1.89 | .89 | |||
| Education | 0.99 | 0.89–1.10 | .87 | |||
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| Trauma type | ||||||
| Accidental trauma | 1.03 | 0.61–1.74 | .92 | |||
| Interpersonal trauma | 0.85 | 0.56–1.30 | .85 | |||
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| Self-Medication | 4.38 | 1.81–10.60 | .001* | |||
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| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | 1.81 | 0.97–3.39 | .06 | |||
| Alcohol Abuse/Dependence | 0.25 | 0.11–0.60 | .002* | |||