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. 2021 Mar 16;4(3):e211801. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1801

Table 2. Unadjusted Prevalence Ratios by Sociodemographic, Predisplacement, and Postdisplacement Factors on Traumatic Distress.

Characteristic Participants, No./total No. (%) Unadjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI)
Total IES-R score ≥33 Total IES-R score <33
Age, y
18-24 150/279 (53.8) 129/279 (46.2) 1 [Reference]
25-34 257/389 (66.1) 132/389 (33.9) 1.22 (1.08-1.39)
35-44 168/209 (80.4) 41/209 (19.6) 1.49 (1.31-1.69)
45-54 150/180 (83.3) 30/180 (16.7) 1.55 (1.36-1.76)
≥55 101/127 (79.5) 26/127 (20.5) 1.48 (1.28-1.70)
Sex
Female 378/559 (67.6) 181/559 (32.4) 1 [Reference]
Male 448/625 (71.7) 177/625 (28.3) 1.06 (0.98-1.14)
BMI
Normal 356/509 (69.9) 153/509 (30.1) 1 [Reference]
Overweight or obese 301/431 (69.8) 130/431 (30.2) 0.99 (0.91-1.08)
Underweight 62/96 (64.6) 34/96 (35.4) 0.92(0.78-1.08)
Marital status
Never married 81/153 (52.9) 72/153 (47.1) 1 [Reference]
Ever married 29/35 (82.9) 6/35 (17.1) 1.56 (1.26-1.93)
Married 715/994 (71.9) 279/994 (28.1) 1.36 (1.16-1.58)
Family members
≤2 32/62 (51.6) 30/62 (48.4) 1 [Reference]
3-4 218/354 (61.6) 136/354 (38.4) 1.19 (0.92-1.53)
≥5 574/766 (74.9) 192/766 (25.1) 1.45 (1.14-1.85)
Educational level
1-10 Years of schooling 261/405 (64.4) 144/405 (35.6) 1 [Reference]
Cannot read or write 543/751 (72.3) 208/751 (27.7) 1.12 (1.03-1.22)
Paid employment status in the last month
Unemployed 631/889 (71.0) 258/889 (29.0) 1 [Reference]
Employed and had earnings 180/276 (65.2) 96/276 (34.8) 0.91 (0.83-1.01)
Physical disabilities
No 770/1119 (68.8) 349/1119 (31.2) 1 [Reference]
Yes 56/64 (87.5) 8/64 (12.5) 1.27 (1.14-1.41)
Self-reported humanitarian aid (last 7 d)
Not sufficient 403/496 (81.3) 93/496 (18.8) 1 [Reference]
Sufficient 422/686 (61.5) 264/686 (38.5) 0.75 (0.70-0.81)
Predisplacement abuse
No 172/293 (58.7) 121/293 (41.3) 1 [Reference]
Physical 202/290 (69.7) 88/290 (30.3) 1.19 (1.05-1.34)
Both physical and sexual 127/136 (93.4) 9/136 (6.6) 1.59 (1.43-1.76)
Verbal or emotional 321/458 (70.1) 137/458 (29.9) 1.19 (1.07-1.34)
Lost immediate family member during predisplacement violence
No 188/294 (63.9) 106/294 (36.1) 1 [Reference]
Yes 46/48 (95.8) 2/48 (4.2) 1.49 (1.35-1.66)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; IES-R, Impact of Event Scale–Revised.