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Table 3 Odds ratios (OR) for reporting a traumatic experience in fully adjusted models

From: Challenges in the retrospective assessment of trauma: comparing a checklist approach to a single item trauma experience screening question

 

Model I

Model II

Model III

Gender

 Female

1.1 (0.8–1.4)

1.5 (1.1–2.0)**

1.5 (1.1–2.0)*

 Male

1

1

1

Ethnicity

 White

1

1

1

 Black-Caribbean

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

1.1 (0.7–1.9)

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

 Black-African

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

 Asian

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

0.9 (0.4–2.0)

0.9 (0.4–2.0)

 Other

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

Age

 16–24

1

1

1

 25–34

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

 35–44

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

1.2 (0.7–2.2)

1.3 (0.7–2.3)

 45–54

1.8 (1.1–3.2)*

1.7 (0.9–3.0)

1.7 (0.9–3.1)

 55–64

1.7 (0.9–3.3)

1.5 (0.8–3.0)

1.6 (0.8–3.1)

 65+

0.8 (0.3–2.1)

0.8 (0.3–2.1)

0.9 (0.3–2.2)

Marital status

 Never married

1.6 (1.1–2.2)**

1.5 (1.0–2.2)*

1.5 (1.0–2.2)*

 Married/cohabiting

1

1

1

 Divorced/separated/widowed

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

Migration status

 Non migrant

1

1

1

 Migrant

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

Employment status

 Employed

1

1

1

 Student

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

0.9 (0.5–1.7)

 Unemployed

1.4 (0.9–2.4)

1.3 (0.8–2.3)

1.3 (0.7–2.2)

 Sick and disabled

1.9 (0.9–3.9)

1.7 (0.8–3.6)

1.6 (0.8–3.3)

 Retired

1.0 (0.5–2.1)

0.9 (0.4–1.9)

0.9 (0.4–1.9)

 Looking after children

1.1 (0.6–2.1)

1.3 (0.7–2.5)

1.3 (0.7–2.4)

House hold income

 £0–£5475

1.5 (0.8–2.6)

1.3 (0.7–2.3)

1.2 (0.7–2.2)

 £5476–£12,097

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

 £12,098–£20,753

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

 £20,754–£31,494

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

 £31,495 or more

1

1

 

Educational status

 No qualifications

0.8 (0.4–1.4)

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

0.8 (0.4–1.4)

 Up to GCSE level

0.7 (0.5–1.1)

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

 Advanced level

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

0.9 (0.6–1.2)

 Higher degree or above

1

1

1

Early life event (before 16 years old)

 No

 

1

1

 Yes

 

1.6 (1.2–2.1)**

1.6 (1.2–2.1)**

Cumulative stressful life events

 1 event

 

1

1

 2 events

 

1.5 (0.9–2.2)

1.4 (0.9–2.1)

 3 events

 

3.6 (2.3–5.6)***

3.5 (2.2–5.4)***

 4 events

 

5.7 (3.2–10.3)***

5.6 (3.1–10.0)***

 5 or more events

 

11.8 (4.7–29.6)***

11.6 (4.6–29.2)***

Type of Life event

 Directly experienced interpersonal violence

 

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

 Other events

 

1

1

Common Mental Disorder

 No

  

1

 Yes

  

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

  1. Model I contains all socio–demographic indicators
  2. Model II contains life event variables in addition to variables in model I
  3. Model III contains CMD in addition to variables in model II
  4. *p < 0.05
  5. **p < 0.01
  6. ***p < 0.001