Table 3.
Demographic, occupational and health associations with PTSD caseness (PTSD non-case is the reference group) stratified by police and military personnel. Row percentages are shown representing the number of participants with probable PTSD
| PTSD Case |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | Military | ||||
|
Explanatory variable |
N caseness (%) |
OR (95% CI) |
N caseness (%) |
OR (95% CI) |
|
| Age (years) | |||||
| < 29 | 85 (3.64) | 0.87 (0.66 to 1.15) | 120 (4.27) | 1.23 (0.93 to 1.63) | |
| 30 to 39 | 281 (4.15) | 1.00 | 92 (3.50) | 1.00 | |
| 40 to 49 | 463 (4.20) | 1.01 (0.86 to 1.20) | 46 (3.19) | 0.91 (0.63 to 1.31) | |
| ≥ 50 | 115 (2.95) | 0.70 (0.55 to 0.89)** | 8 (2.14) | 0.60 (0.29 to 1.25) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/Cohabiting | 771 (3.91) | 1.00 | 185 (3.23) | 1.00 | |
| Divorced/Separated | 77 (3.79) | 0.97 (0.68 to 1.37) | 43 (3.90) | 3.05 (2.08 to 4.44)*** | |
| Single | 73 (4.42) | 1.14 (0.83 to 1.56) | 35 (9.23) | 1.22 (0.87 to 1.71) | |
| Education | |||||
| Low (GSCE/O level or below) | 324 (4.44) | 1.00 | 134 (4.42) | 1.00 | |
| High (Vocational/A levels or higher) | 617 (3.57) | 0.80 (0.65 to 0.98)* | 127 (3.11) | 0.69 (0.54 to 0.89)*** | |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Non-smoker | 871 (3.97) | 1.00 | 161 (2.96) | 1.00 | |
| Current smoker | 73 (3.75) | 0.94 (0.64 to 1.38) | 99 (5.62) | 1.95 (1.51 to 2.53)*** | |
| Income (police only) | |||||
| Less than £25,999 | 76 (3.75) | 1.00 | - | - | |
| £26,000 – £37,999 | 406 (4.16) | 1.11 (0.78 to 1.59) | - | - | |
| £38,000 – £59,999 | 428 (3.74) | 1.00 (0.71 to 1.42) | - | - | |
| More than £60,000 | 31 (3.40) | 0.90 (0.49 to 1.68) | - | - | |
| Role (police only) | |||||
| Police constable/sergeants | 661 (4.08) | 1.00 | - | - | |
| Police staff | 104 (3.90) | 0.95 (0.67 to 1.36) | - | - | |
| Inspector or above | 94 (4.31) | 1.06 (0.78 to 1.44) | - | - | |
| Rank (military only) | |||||
| Other | - | - | 98 (5.87) | 1.00 | |
| Non-commissioned officer | - | - | 140 (3.48) | 0.58 (0.44 to 0.75)*** | |
| Commissioned officer | - | - | 28 (1.82) | 0.30 (0.19 to 0.46)*** | |
| Deployed (military only) | |||||
| Not deployed | - | - | 52 (4.74) | 1.00 | |
| Deployed | - | - | 213 (3.48) | 0.72 (0.53 to 0.99)* | |
| Service (military only) | |||||
| Naval Services | - | - | 33 (2.77) | 0.45 (0.43 to 0.92)* | |
| Army | - | - | 199 (4.30) | 1.00 | |
| Royal Air Force | - | - | 34 (2.38) | 0.54 (0.37 to 0.78)** | |
***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05. Percentages are weighted with entropy balancing (e.g. year of data collection, age and educational attainment).