Table 1.
Pre-disaster demographic and stressor information of analytic sample with and without post-disaster PTSD: The PREDICT study, 2003–2011 (N=1,160)
| Total sample (N=1,160; 100%) | n (%) with post-disaster PTSD (n=106; 9.1%) | n (%) without post-disaster PTSD (n=1,054; 90.9%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 348 | 19 (5.5) | 329 (94.5) |
| Female | 812 | 87 (10.7) | 725 (89.3) |
| Age | |||
| 45–54 | 205 | 29 (14.2) | 176 (85.9) |
| <45 and 55+ | 955 | 77 (8.1) | 878 (91.9) |
| Education | |||
| High School/College | 783 | 62 (7.9) | 721 (92.1) |
| Illiterate/Elementary School | 375 | 44 (11.7) | 331 (88.3) |
| Missing | 2 | 0 | 2 (100) |
| Post-disaster Depression | |||
| Yes | 167 | 38 (22.8) | 129 (77.3) |
| No | 993 | 68 (6.9) | 925 (93.2) |
| Pre-disaster Stressors | |||
| Continuous LTE Total Score* | |||
| 0 | 420 | 32 (7.6) | 388 (92.4) |
| 1 | 330 | 27 (8.2) | 303 (91.8) |
| 2 | 174 | 17 (9.8) | 157 (90.2) |
| 3 | 125 | 9 (7.2) | 116 (92.8) |
| 4 | 55 | 10 (18.2) | 45 (81.8) |
| 5 | 28 | 3 (10.7) | 25 (89.3) |
| 6 | 17 | 3 (17.7) | 14 (82.4) |
| 7 | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) |
| 8 | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 (100.0) |
| 10 | 1 | 1 (100.0) | 0 |
| Categorized LTE Total Score | |||
| 0 | 420 | 32 (7.6) | 388 (92.4) |
| 1 | 330 | 27 (8.2) | 303 (91.8) |
| 2 | 174 | 17 (9.8) | 157 (90.2) |
| 3 | 125 | 9 (7.2) | 116 (92.8) |
| 4+ | 111 | 21 (18.9) | 90 (81.1) |
| Disaster** | |||
| Yes | 230 | 22 (9.6) | 208 (90.4) |
| No | 926 | 84 (9.1) | 842 (90.9) |
| Missing | 4 | 0 | 4 (100.0) |
PTSD=Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; MDD=Major Depressive Disorder; LTE=List of Threatening Experiences
*
Among those with post-disaster PTSD, the mean LTE score=1.9 (Standard Deviation=2.1)
**
Refers to whether participant had experienced a disaster prior to the 2010 earthquake/tsunami