Table 3.
Population attributable fractions: the prevalence of illness attributable to EOD (dichotomous) by age and gender
| Age group | Illness/Health outcome | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | Anxiety | PTSD | Psychological disorders | |||||
| PAF (%) | 95% CI | PAF (%) | 95% CI | PAF (%) | 95% CI | PAF (%) | 95% CI | |
| Males | ||||||||
| 17–24 | 20 | (16.2–23.9) | 20 | (15.3–24.9) | 45.9 | (28.3–61.9) | 27.4 | (20.3–33.7) |
| 25–34 | 19 | (15.3–22.8) | 19 | (14.4–23.7) | 44.2 | (26.9–60.3) | 26.1 | (19.2–32.2) |
| 35–44 | 16.2 | (13.0–19.6) | 16.2 | (12.3–20.4) | 39.6 | (23.4–55.8) | 22.6 | (16.5–28.3) |
| 45–54 | 15.2 | (12.1–18.4) | 15.1 | (11.4–19.1) | 37.7 | (22.0–53.7) | 21.2 | (15.4–26.6) |
| 55–64 | 12.6 | (10.0–15.3) | 12.6 | (9.4–16.0) | 32.7 | (18.5–48.3) | 17.8 | (12.7–22.6) |
| 65–74 | 8.1 | (6.4–10.0) | 8.1 | (6.0–10.5) | 23 | (12.2–36.5) | 11.8 | (8.2–15.2) |
| 75–100 | 6.3 | (5.0–7.9) | 6.3 | (4.7–8.2) | 18.7 | (9.6–30.6) | 9.3 | (6.4–12.1) |
| Females | ||||||||
| 17–24 | 17.4 | (14.0–21.0) | 17.4 | (13.2–21.8) | 41.7 | (25.0–57.8) | 24.1 | (17.7–30.0) |
| 25–34 | 16.6 | (13.3–20.1) | 16.6 | (12.6–20.9) | 40.3 | (23.9–56.4) | 23.1 | (16.8–28.8) |
| 35–44 | 15.9 | (12.7–19.2) | 15.9 | (12.0–20.0) | 39 | (22.9–55.1) | 22.2 | (16.1–27.7) |
| 45–54 | 14.8 | (11.8–17.9) | 14.8 | (11.1–18.6) | 37 | (21.4–53.0) | 20.7 | (15.0–26.0) |
| 55–64 | 12.3 | (9.8–15) | 12.3 | (9.2–15.7) | 32.3 | (18.1–47.7) | 17.5 | (12.5–22.2) |
| 65–74 | 8.7 | (6.8–10.7) | 8.6 | (6.4–11.1) | 24.3 | (13.0–38.1) | 12.5 | (8.8–16.1) |
| 75–100 | 4.8 | (3.7–5.9) | 4.8 | (3.5–6.2) | 14.5 | (7.3–24.6) | 7 | (4.9–9.3) |
Note: All PAF values are percentages indicating the proportion of each illness attributable to exposure to racial discrimination and were calculated based on the prevalence data discussed in the text. Values in parenthesis are confidence intervals