Table 1 Demographics and factors associated with PTSD

Age (mean, SD)

37.87(9.85)

34.47(10.84)

4.10

<0.001

Gender (n, %)

Male

253(55.0)

662(39.9)

0.63

>0.05

Female

207(45.0)

496(60.1)

Stressful life event* (n, %)

Severe

376(81.8)

630(54.4)

52.79

3.76

2.04,6.71

<0.001

Moderate

84(18.2)

528(45.6)

1.00

Social support* (n, %)

Lower

271(58.9)

252(21.8)

1.00

Moderate

155(33.7)

614(53.0)

109.36

0.11

0.06,0.19

<0.001

Higher

34(7.4)

292(25.2)

0.45

0.25,0.79

The number of Trauma events* (n, %)

0-1

115(25.0)

486(42.0)

1.00

2-5

115(25.0)

434(37.5)

203.07

1.70

0.80,3.58

<0.001

6-9

211(45.9)

226(19.5)

5.98

2.82,12.67

≥10

19(4.1)

12(1.0)

6.69

3.16,14.18

Type of trauma (n, %)

Natural disaster

22(4.8)

68(5.9)

Motor vehicle accident

46(10.0)

165(14.3)

Other accident (e.g., workplace accident)

50(10.9)

102(8.8)

Serious illness (e.g., HIV, cancer)

64(13.9)

198(17.1)

Death of loved one

106(23.0)

207(17.9)

Injury/illness of loved one

70(15.2)

101(8.7)

109.81

<0.001

Witness family violence

84(18.3)

135(11.6)

Childhood physical assault

46(10.0)

72(6.2)

Robbed with a weapon

22(4.8)

23(2.0)

Adult physical assault (without weapon)

28(6.1)

50(4.3)

Intimate partner violence

80(17.4)

94(8.1)

Witness physical assault

66(14.3)

94(8.1)

Threatened with physical assault

40(8.7)

55(4.8)

Childhood sexual assault by adult

32(7.0)

66(5.7)

Childhood sexual assault by peer

40(8.7)

92(7.9)

Young adult sexual assault

32(7.0)

41(3.5)

Adult sexual assault

44(9.6)

46(4.0)

Unwanted sexual attention

10(2.2)

10(0.8)

Stalking

4(0.9)

15(1.3)

Miscarriage (self or partner)

10(2.2)

18(1.6)

Abortion (self or partner)

24(5.2)

60(5.2)

Other (e.g., finding dead bodies, combat, violent death of pet, witness drug overdose of stranger)

20(4.3)

53(4.5)