Table 4.
Multivariate associations (odds-ratios) of DSM-IV/CIDI disorders with gun possession//carrying and anger based on the best-fitting multivariate model controlling for socio-demographics (n = 5,653)1
| Guns in home |
Carries guns | Guns in home and has anger traits |
Carries guns and has anger traits |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internalizing disorders | ||||
| 1 | 0.9 | 1.7* | 1.4* | 2.3* |
| 2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.3* | 3.3* |
| 3+ | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.1* | 2.5* |
| Externalizing disorders | ||||
| 1 | 1.1 | 1.7* | 3.0* | 3.8* |
| 2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4.1* | 3.5* |
| 3+ | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.1* | 4.2* |
| Other Axis I disorders | ||||
| Bipolar disorder | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| NAP1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Axis II disorders | ||||
| Cluster A (odd, eccentric) | 0.7 | 1.9* | 1.1 | 2.3* |
| Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, erratic) |
1.6 | 3.5* | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Cluster C (anxious, fearful) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.6 |
*
Statistically significant at p<0.05
1
Of the 20 respondents with lifetime NAP in the sample, four had a gun in their house (three had a conjunction with anger but none with fighting) and one carried a gun (one had a conjunction with anger but none with fighting).