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. 2021 Apr 13;23(10):1716–1726. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab057

Table 2.

Trauma Exposure Characteristics and BH Comorbidities by Tobacco Use Status

No Trauma Trauma Trauma + PTSD
Current Former Never Current Former Never Current Former Never
N %a N %a N %a N %a N %a N %a N %a N %a N %a
Type of traumatic event
War/combat 122 2.5*** 110 4.2*** 179 2.4*** 25 3.4 18 5.3 32 4.6
Violence/abuse 746 14.0*** 400 11.2*** 1089 12.5*** 219 19.7 75 16.9 184 21.2
Disaster/mass violence/terrorism 236 5.1*** 160 5.1*** 554 7.7*** 13 1.8 4 1.6 17 1.7
Childhood physical/sexual abuse 513 10.3*** 261 7.9*** 703 8.8*** 293 29.4 93 24.1 234 28.1
Other trauma 1827 38.8*** 1218 41.7*** 2694 36.9*** 259 26.6 84 23.0 223 27.1
Indirect trauma 1363 29.2*** 875 30.0*** 2274 31.6*** 181 19.2 88 29.1 139 17.3
# of traumatic event types
One 1091 21.5*** 692 23.0*** 2203 27.6*** 89 8.5** 31 8.2** 109 12.1**
Two 934 19.5*** 701 23.2*** 1811 24.1*** 117 12.9** 43 13.1** 126 15.2**
Three 783 16.3*** 512 17.9*** 1172 16.5*** 137 12.7** 60 14.9** 153 19.5**
Four or more 1999 42.7*** 1119 35.9*** 2307 31.7*** 647 65.9** 228 63.8** 441 53.2**
Lifetime BH conditions
Any BH condition 2233 55.3*** 1080 44.4*** 3451 30.4*** 3548 75.1*** 1794 58.6*** 1794 48.7*** 946 96.0*** 324 88.5*** 738 88.9***
Mood disorder 738 17.8*** 426 17.1*** 1488 12.9*** 1517 31.9*** 777 24.1*** 1838 24.2*** 671 69.6* 215 59.5* 547 66.8*
Anxiety disorder 505 12.9*** 294 12.3*** 1018 9.0*** 1041 22.2*** 626 20.1*** 1207 16.4*** 602 62.9* 193 53.7* 432 51.7*
Personality disorder 492 11.7*** 161 6.4*** 626 5.0*** 1438 30.0*** 557 17.1*** 1051 12.7*** 722 73.1*** 193 48.1*** 444 51.5***
Substance use disorder 1733 43.4*** 659 27.4*** 1672 15.4*** 2709 58.3*** 1125 37.9*** 1677 23.1*** 736 75.2*** 216 58.6*** 331 38.1***

aWeighted percentage.

***p < .001; **p < .01; *p < .05.