Table 4.

Logistic regression odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for variables predicting social support and coping since deployment in Veterans’ Health Study (N = 700).

Predictor variables	Social support			Help-seeking since deployment
	OR	(95% CI)	p-value	OR	(95% CI)	p-value
Age (years)	0.99	(0.96–1.03)	0.669	0.99	(0.96–1.02)	0.663
Marital status (married)	3.59	(2.27–5.68)	<0.001	0.55	(0.36–0.84)	0.006
Education (some college +)	0.95	(0.63–1.44)	0.817	0.97	(0.69–1.39)	0.891
Employment status (employed)	0.77	(0.49–1.21)	0.259	1.01	(0.69–1.49)	0.945
Vietnam veteran (yes)	1.29	(0.62–2.67)	0.500	0.99	(0.51–1.91)	0.981
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran (yes)	1.41	(0.57–3.49)	0.458	1.04	(0.49–2.23)	0.918
Multiple combat tours (yes)	1.35	(0.86–2.13)	0.195	0.83	(0.56–1.22)	0.348
Combat exposure (high)	1.23	(0.74–2.06)	0.424	1.79	(1.19–2.70)	0.005
History childhood adversities (high)	0.74	(0.45–1.21)	0.234	1.42	(0.93–2.18)	0.108
Self-esteem (low)	0.25	(0.16–0.39)	<0.001	1.41	(0.93–2.14)	0.103
Psychological resilience (low)	0.57	(0.36–0.92)	0.022	1.36	(0.87–2.11)	0.170
Help-seeking since deployment (high)	3.43	(2.05–5.72)	<0.001		—
Social support (high)		—		3.58	(2.14–5.98)	<0.001
Rural location (high)	2.07	(1.36–3.08)	0.001	0.60	(0.42–0.85)	0.004