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. 2020 Feb 6;69(8-9):625–631. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqaa015

Table 3.

Problem drinking, depressive symptoms, PTSD symptoms and occupational injury among female firefighters

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
CAGE screen Odds ratio 95% CI CAGE screen Odds ratio 95% CI CAGE screen Odds ratio 95% CI
Positive (%) n = 6 Negative (%) n = 18 Positive (%) n = 3 Negative (%) n = 20 Positive (%) n = 2 Negative (%) n = 20
Depression screen 16.67 5.56 3.40 0.18–64.69 66.67 0.00b 65.00* 2.04–2069.99 0.00 10.00 1.48 0.05–40.58
PSTD screen 50.00 5.56 17.00* 1.30–223.15 33.33 15.00 2.83 0.19–41.99 0.00 20.00 0.73 0.03–18.18
Occupational injury 20.0a 16.67 1.25 0.10–15.50 33.33 20.00 8.00 0.57–111.96 0.00 30.00 0.45 0.02–10.67

CI, confidence interval. The Haldane–Anscombe correction was used to calculate odds ratios and CIs for cells containing zero observations as recommended by Lawson (2004).

aFive firefighters screened positive on CAGE screen and completed occupational injury questions at year 1.

bNineteen firefighters screened positive on CAGE screen and completed depression symptoms questionnaire at year 2.

*P < 0.05.