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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression model of the association between exposure to traumatic events and mental disorders

From: A cross-sectional study to compare levels of psychiatric morbidity between young people and adults exposed to violence in a large urban center

 

Assaultive violence

 

15–24 years

25–75 years

 

No

Yes

O.R (95 % CI)

P

No

Yes

O.R (95 % CI)

P

Alcohol related disorders

8 (2.9)

18 (9.0)

3.4 (1.36–8.52)

0.004

13 (1.2)

51 (4.0)

2.38 (1.23–4.61)

0.002

Phobic/anxiety disorders

12 (3.8)

13 (6.8)

1.68 (1.01–2.78)

0.120

56 (7.5)

122 (10.5)

1.23 (0.94–1.61)

0.001

Major depressive disorder

12 (3.2)

20 (7.1)

2.27 (1.09–4.74)

0.004

63 (8.0)

127 (9.8)

1.28 (0.85–1.93)

0.009

 

Other injury or shocking events

 

15–24 years

25–75 years

 

No

Yes

O.R (95 % CI)

P

No

Yes

O.R (95 % CI)

P

Alcohol related disorders

6 (1.9)

20 (7.3)

1.39 (0.44–4.38)

0.253

9 (1.4)

55 (3.4)

1.51 (0.74–3.05)

0.030

Phobic/anxiety disorders

4 (2.5)

21 (6.4)

1.28 (0.67–2.44)

0.025

29 (5.3)

149 (10.7)

1.31 (0.95–1.79)

<0.001

Major depressive disorder

5 (2.3)

27 (6.1)

2.36 (0.51–10.85)

0.114

33 (5.6)

157 (10.3)

1.65 (1.04–2.62)

0.001

 

Sudden death or illness of a close person

 

15–24 years

25–75 years

 

No

Yes

O.R (95 % CI)

P

No

Yes

O.R (95 % CI)

P

Alcohol related disorders

20 (6.2)

6 (3.6)

0.62 (0.22–1.72)

0.518

32 (2.9)

32 (2.9)

1.11 (0.65–1.88)

0.215

Phobic/anxiety disorders

14 (4.5)

11 (5.9)

1.15 (0.70–1.91)

0.155

79 (7.5)

99 (11.4)

1.35 (1.06–1.71)

0.003

Major depressive disorder

19 (4.1)

13 (6.1)

1.17 (0.53–2.55)

0.345

92 (7.4)

98 (11.0)

1.03 (0.71–1.5)

0.120