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Table 3 Multivariable odds ratios between each type of PTE and previous year physical conditions (n = 4351)

From: Associations between lifetime potentially traumatic events and chronic physical conditions in the South African Stress and Health Survey: a cross-sectional study

 

Type of physical condition (OR, 95 % CI)

PTE Type

Arthritis

Cardio-vascular

Respiratory

Chronic pain

Other Condition

Any physical condition

None

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War

1.33

1.38

2.27

1.40

1.27

1.37

(0.86–2.05)

(0.95–2.0)

(1.55–3.31)

(0.97–2.02)

(0.82–1.96)

(0.96–1.95)

Physical violence

1.32

1.56

1.50

1.69

1.73

1.61

(0.99–1.76)

(1.25–1.96)

(1.18–1.89)

(1.39–2.07)

(1.34–2.24)

(1.25–2.08)

Sexual violence

1.56

1.52

1.76

2.06

1.71

1.97

(1.19–2.05)

(1.12–2.04)

(1.36–2.29)

(1.64–2.58)

(1.35–2.17)

(1.57–2.48)

Accident

0.97

1.06

1.58

1.31

2.08

1.29

(0.56–1.71)

(0.66–1.7)

(1.03–2.43)

(0.76–2.25)

(1.44–3.0)

(0.73–2.27)

Unexpected death

1.49

1.57

1.56

1.49

1.40

1.51

(1.14–1.94)

(1.22–2.02)

(1.25–1.94)

(1.22–1.81)

(1.04–1.89)

(1.2–1.9)

Network trauma

1.71

1.84

1.18

2.27

1.89

2.48

(1.16–2.53)

(1.36–2.5)

(0.86–1.61)

(1.7–3.04)

(1.3–2.75)

(1.72–3.58)

Witness

1.09

1.33

1.62

1.60

1.57

1.41

(0.72–1.64)

(0.98–1.8)

(1.28–2.07)

(1.2–2.14)

(1.13–2.19)

(1.02–1.93)

Any trauma

1.48

1.71

2.07

1.74

1.76

1.67

(1.06–2.07)

(1.22–2.41)

(1.57–2.73)

(1.37–2.21)

(1.32–2.36)

(1.34–2.09)

  1. Model is adjusted for sex, age, education, employment, marital status, race/ethnicity, and any mood, anxiety, PTSD, or substance use disorder