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Table 6 Multivariate analysis of demographic variables and cumulative trauma variables associated with PTSD and depression

From: Factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression amongst internally displaced persons in northern Uganda

Variable

PTSD (N = 657)

Depression (N = 815)

 

OR [95% CI]

P value

OR [95% CI]

P value

Demographic Variables

    

   female

2.20 [1.67–2.90]

<0.01

4.12 [2.91–5.84]

<0.01

   no longer married*

1.80 [1.26–2.59]

<0.01

2.62 [1.46–4.69]

<0.01

   displaced > 5 miles from home

NA

NA

1.46 [1.18–1.82]

<0.01

Cumulative trauma events

    

   0–3 trauma events

ref

 

ref

 

   4–7 trauma events

2.43 [1.3–4.4]

<0.01

2.31 [1.4–3.8]

<0.01

   8–11 trauma events

4.62 [2.7–7.8]

<0.01

5.07 [3.1–8.4]

<0.01

   12–16 trauma events

6.51 [3.7–11.3]

<0.01

5.84 [3.5–9.7]

<0.01

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; OR, odds ratio (adjusted); NA, not applicable as not statistically significant (P > 0.05).
  2. * No longer married includes divorced/separated, widowed, forcibly separated.
  3. Multivariate analysis for demographic variables in table, and cumulative trauma event categories. Only statistically significant demographic variables (P < 0.05) following univariate analysis included in multivariate analysis.
  4. Only statistically significant (P < 0.05) adjusted odds ratios from multivariate analysis presented.
  5. Symptoms of PTSD (HTQ PTSD Score = ≥2.0) and depression (HSCL score = ≥1.75)