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Published in final edited form as: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2012 Apr 13;47(12):1899–1906. doi: 10.1007/s00127-012-0506-9

Table 3. Odds of past-year PTSD among those who have experienced at least one traumatic event and have lived in current neighborhood for at least one year (n=1221).

Adjusted Analysisa

OR 95% CI

Lower Upper
Age
18-24 Ref
25-34 0.59 0.19 1.80
35-44 0.94 0.38 2.30
45-54 1.11 0.44 2.83
55-64 1.02 0.35 3.03
65+ 1.03 0.27 3.89
Sex
Male Ref
Female 2.42 1.35 4.34
Race/Ethnicity
White Ref
Non-White 2.95 1.17 7.43
Education
Some College/College Degree/Grad Degree Ref
HS Grad/GED 0.98 0.54 1.78
<HS 1.18 0.57 2.46
Marital Status
Married Ref
Divorced/Separated/Widowed 1.97 0.90 4.30
Never Married 2.52 1.31 4.86
Lifetime Traumatic Event Experience
1-3 events Ref
4-6 events 1.89 0.72 4.96
7+ events 8.99 3.86 20.93
Years living in neighborhood 1.00 0.97 1.02
Individual-level NSC
3 (High) Ref
2 0.93 0.54 1.60
1 (Low) 0.82 0.44 1.53
Neighborhood-level NSC
3 (High) Ref
2 0.97 0.65 1044
1 (Low) 2.44 1.58 3.78

Abbreviations: Grad, graduate; GED, graduate equivalency degree; HS, high school; NSC, neighborhood social cohesion; OR, odds ratio; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder; SD, standard deviation.

a

GEE model assuming exchangeable correlation matrix adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, number of lifetime traumatic events, number of years lived in neighborhood, individual-level social cohesion, and neighborhood-level social cohesion. Significant values are indicated in bold type.