Rate and correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following the Beirut blast and the economic crisis among Lebanese University students: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Multivariable analyses

Model 1: Linear regression taking the PTSD from the Beirut blast score as the dependent variable
Variable	Unstandardized Beta (B)	Standardized Beta (β)	p	95% CI
Avoidant coping	0.52	0.21	< 0.001	0.24–0.80
Approach coping	0.03	0.02	0.737	−0.15-0.21
Financial wellbeing	−0.03	−0.03	0.484	−0.11-0.05
Depression (PHQ-9 score)	0.04	0.02	0.810	−0.30-0.38
Stress (BDS score)	0.23	0.11	0.152	−0.09-0.56
Anxiety (LAS score)	0.62	0.35	< 0.001	0.32–0.92
Personal history of anxiety disorders	−1.87	−0.05	0.304	−5.45-1.70
Personal history of PTSD	4.31	0.07	0.101	−0.84-9.46
Personal history of depression	2.21	0.06	0.223	−1.35-5.78
Model 2: Linear regression taking the PTSD from the economic crisis score as the dependent variable
Avoidant coping	0.56	0.20	< 0.001	0.30–0.82
Approach coping	0.05	0.02	0.525	−0.11-0.22
Financial wellbeing	−0.31	− 0.29	< 0.001	− 0.39- -0.24
Depression (PHQ-9 score)	0.40	0.15	0.011	0.09–0.70
Stress (BDS score)	0.26	0.10	0.084	−0.04-0.55
Anxiety (LAS score)	0.49	0.24	0.001	0.21–0.77
Personal history of anxiety disorders	0.33	0.01	0.843	−2.92-3.58
Personal history of PTSD	1.90	0.03	0.425	−2.78-6.59
Personal history of depression	0.16	0.004	0.921	−3.08-3.41

Numbers in bold indicate significant p-values; Variables entered in both models: Stress (BDS score), Personal history of PTSD, Personal history of anxiety disorder, Personal history of depression, Depression (PHQ9 score), Anxiety (LAS score); PTSD Post traumatic stress disorder. Nagelkerke R² = 41.7% (model 1) and 63.0% (model 2)

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