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. 2022 Aug 7;214:114020. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114020

Table 3.

Odds of higher anxiety severity during the COVID-19 pandemic by Hurricane Harvey exposure.

Exposure model Single exposure

Double exposure

OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Flooding due to Harvey (N = 2760)
Home flooded 1.15 (0.99, 1.33) 0.0662 1.14 (0.98, 1.32) 0.0812
Home not flooded Ref Ref
COVID-19 income loss
Income lost 1.72 (1.49, 2.00) <.0001
No income lost Ref
Gender
Male 0.45 (0.38, 0.54) <.0001 0.45 (0.38, 0.54) <.0001
Female Ref Ref
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Other 1.13 (0.69, 1.85) 0.8988 1.06 (0.65, 1.75) 0.8310
Non-Hispanic Asian 0.87 (0.51, 1.48) 0.84 (0.49, 1.43)
Hispanic 1.02 (0.80, 1.31) 0.98 (0.76, 1.25)
Non-Hispanic Black 0.88 (0.63, 1.24) 0.84 (0.60, 1.18)
Non-Hispanic White Ref Ref
Education group
High school graduate or less 1.28 (0.96, 1.72) 0.0411 1.21 (0.90, 1.63) 0.1728
Some college or associates 1.20 (1.02, 1.42) 1.14 (0.97, 1.35)
Bachelors or higher Ref Ref
Age group
61+ 0.29 (0.23, 0.35) <.0001 0.31 (0.25, 0.38) <.0001
41-60 0.68 (0.56, 0.82) 0.67 (0.55, 0.81)
18-40 Ref Ref
Damage due to Harvey (N = 2660)
Home damaged 1.22 (1.05, 1.41) 0.0098 1.20 (1.03, 1.39) 0.0188
Home not damaged Ref Ref
COVID-19 income loss
Income lost 1.66 (1.43, 1.93) <.0001
No income lost Ref
Gender
Male 0.45 (0.38, 0.55) <.0001 0.46 (0.38, 0.55) <.0001
Female Ref Ref
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Other 1.12 (0.67, 1.85) 0.9569 1.05 (0.63, 1.74) 0.9493
Non-Hispanic Asian 0.91 (0.53, 1.58) 0.89 (0.51, 1.54)
Hispanic 1.05 (0.82, 1.34) 1.00 (0.78, 1.28)
Non-Hispanic Black 0.93 (0.65, 1.31) 0.88 (0.62, 1.25)
Non-Hispanic White Ref Ref
Education group
High school graduate or less 1.26 (0.94, 1.69) 0.0447 1.20 (0.89, 1.61) 0.1591
Some college or associates 1.21 (1.02, 1.43) 1.16 (0.98, 1.37)
Bachelors or higher Ref Ref
Age group
61+ 0.29 (0.23, 0.36) <.0001 0.31 (0.25, 0.38) <.0001
41-60 0.67 (0.55, 0.82) 0.66 (0.54, 0.81)
18-40 Ref Ref
Income loss due to Harvey (N = 2760)
Income lost 1.60 (1.37, 1.87) <.0001 1.39 (1.18, 1.63) <.0001
No income lost Ref Ref
COVID-19 income loss
Income lost 1.58 (1.36, 1.85) <.0001
No income lost Ref
Gender
Male 0.46 (0.38, 0.55) <.0001 0.46 (0.38, 0.55) <.0001
Female Ref Ref
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Other 1.05 (0.64, 1.73) 0.8179 1.02 (0.62, 1.68) 0.7585
Non-Hispanic Asian 0.84 (0.49, 1.43) 0.83 (0.48, 1.41)
Hispanic 0.96 (0.75, 1.23) 0.94 (0.74, 1.21)
Non-Hispanic Black 0.83 (0.59, 1.17) 0.82 (0.58, 1.15)
Non-Hispanic White Ref Ref
Education group
High school graduate or less 1.18 (0.88, 1.59) 0.2936 1.17 (0.87, 1.57) 0.3937
Some college or associates 1.12 (0.94, 1.32) 1.10 (0.93, 1.30)
Bachelors or higher Ref
Age group
61+ 0.30 (0.25, 0.38) <.0001 0.32 (0.26, 0.39) <.0001
41-60 0.67 (0.55, 0.82) 0.67 (0.55, 0.81)
18-40 Ref Ref
Impact of Event Scale (N = 2288)
Severe Impact Event 5.14 (4.02, 6.58) <.0001 4.95 (3.87, 6.34) <.0001
Powerful Impact Event 2.55 (2.04, 3.19) 2.49 (1.99, 3.12)
Impact Event 1.55 (1.25, 1.93) 1.55 (1.25, 1.92)
No Meaningful Impact Ref Ref
COVID-19 income loss
Income lost 1.45 (1.23, 1.70) <.0001
No income lost Ref
Gender
Male 0.53 (0.43, 0.64) <.0001 0.53 (0.43, 0.64) <.0001
Female Ref Ref
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Other 0.99 (0.57, 1.74) 0.3062 0.94 (0.53, 1.64) 0.2678
Non-Hispanic Asian 0.71 (0.39, 1.30) 0.70 (0.38, 1.28)
Hispanic 0.97 (0.74, 1.27) 0.94 (0.72, 1.23)
Non-Hispanic Black 0.68 (0.46, 1.01) 0.67 (0.46, 0.99)
Non-Hispanic White Ref Ref
Education group
High school graduate or less 0.93 (0.68, 1.28) 0.9024 0.90 (0.65, 1.24) 0.7923
Some college or associates 1.00 (0.83, 1.20) 0.97 (0.81, 1.17)
Bachelors or higher Ref Ref
Age group
61+ 0.26 (0.21, 0.33) <.0001 0.28 (0.22, 0.35) <.0001
41-60 0.60 (0.49, 0.75) 0.60 (0.48, 0.74)
18-40 Ref Ref