Table 1 Prevalence of physical conditions among sociodemographic groups and PTE types (n = 4351)

Total (n; %)

4351 (100 %)

455 (10 %)

915 (19.5 %)

843 (19.1 %)

2055 (46.6 %)

729 (16.5 %)

2656 (60.2 %)

Sex

 Female

53.6

13.7

25.9

19.6

53.6

18

66.8

 Male

46.4

5.8

12.2

18.6

38.5

14.9

52.6

  p-value*

<.0001

<.0001

0.434

<.0001

0.009

<.0001

Age

 18–29

39.1

2.4

5.7

17.8

38.9

9.3

49.1

 30–44

32.1

7.1

15.4

19.1

46.4

16.6

59.8

 45–59

20

19.2

37.7

20.5

54.2

24.5

72.2

 60+

8.7

33.6

55.2

22.7

64.1

29.5

83.3

  p-value*

<.0001

<.0001

0.193

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Marital Status

 Currently married

50.6

13

25

20.2

51.6

19.4

64.8

 Previously married

6.5

19.7

39.2

15.6

55.1

20.3

76.6

 Never Married

42.9

5.2

10.3

18.7

39.8

12.7

52.7

  p-value*

<.0001

<.0001

0.219

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Education

 Low (0–2 years)

15.2

6.9

12

20.9

39.8

13.4

53.4

 Low-avg (3–7 years)

58.3

7.1

14.5

18.2

43

13.7

56.5

 High-avg (8–12 years)

17.4

18.3

34.3

20.3

59.1

23.1

73

 High (13+ yrs)

9.1

19.2

36.8

21

59

25.2

73.6

  p-value*

<.0001

<.0001

0.582

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Employment status

 Employed

49.7

7.2

16.5

19.2

42.6

15

58

 Unemployed

30.8

12

19.3

19.3

51.9

18.8

64.1

 Homemaker

9.8

34.2

55.5

22.4

66.6

31.1

86.4

 Retired

2.6

31.5

57.1

28.2

65.3

26.6

81.5

 Other

7.1

14.7

20.2

20.7

42.2

14.8

56.6

  p-value*

<.0001

<.0001

0.561

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Race

 White

9.4

12.4

18.9

20.6

36.6

17.4

56.6

 Black

75

9.6

19.9

18.8

48.6

16.9

61

 Colored

10.2

11.5

19.5

19.4

43.1

13.4

57.8

 Indian

3.1

9.8

15.9

25.3

48.2

17

66.1

 Other

2.3

9.3

15.8

13.6

34.9

14.9

49.2

  p-value*

0.631

0.802

0.577

0.01

0.604

0.255

Type of PTE

 War

11.2

10.4

21.5

31.9

50

21.5

65.6

  p-value*

0.795

0.382

<.0001

0.276

0.009

0.073

Physical violence

32.9

10.6

21.7

24.3

55.6

20.6

67.8

p-value*

0.36

0.029

<.0001

<.0001

0.0003

<.0001

Sexual violence

28.4

14.1

26.8

27.9

60.1

25

72.8

p-value*

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Accident

6.3

7.9

22.3

28.5

56.2

28

69

p-value*

0.332

0.226

0.002

0.015

<.0001

0.012

Unexpected death

31.3

14.1

26.4

24.6

56

21.5

70

p-value*

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

0.0003

<.0001

Network trauma

11.3

19.2

35

22.2

65.6

26.4

79.2

p-value*

<.0001

<.0001

0.128

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Witness

23.3

10.7

20.7

24.5

53.6

22.1

64.7

p-value*

0.539

0.357

<.0001

0.0003

<.0001

0.015

Any trauma

66.8

11.6

22.4

22.8

52.3

19.5

66

p-value*

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001