Table 5 Correlates of Probable Stress and Stress Symptom Severity (N = 309)

Traumatic events, per point

1.17 (1.06, 1.28), < 0.001

0.77 (0.46, 1.08), < 0.001

Traumatic events

1.26 (1.12, 1.42), < 0.001

1.01 (0.63, 1.40), < 0.001

Age, per year

0.96 (0.94, 0.99), 0.01

0.95 (0.92, 0.98), 0.01

-0.02 (-0.09, 0.05), 0.49

-0.07 (-0.14, -0.003), 0.05

Male sex (ref: female sex)

0.59 (0.31, 1.12), 0.12

0.48, (0.27, 0.87), 0.02

-1.27 (-2.75, 0.21), 0.09

-1.81 (-3.27, -0.35), 0.02

History of psychiatric illness in the family (ref: No)

1.13 (0.69, 1.83), 0.63

1.24 (0.77, 1.98), 0.37

0.13 (-1.29, 1.55), 0.86

0.49 (-0.88, 1.86), 0.48

People in the household, per person

0.97 (0.88, 1.07), 0.54

0.97 (0.87, 1.07), 0.53

-0.08 (-0.36, 0.19), 0.55

-0.14 (-0.41, 0.14), 0.33

Children in the family, per child

1.03 (0.80, 1.32), 0.83

1.00 (0.78, 1.28), 0.98

0.09 (-0.43, 0.61), 0.73

0.14 (-0.37, 0.66), 0.59

Monthly income, per ZAR

0.99 (0.99, 1.00), 0.75

0.99 (0.99, 1.00), 0.69

-0.00 (-0.00, 0.00), 0.47

-0.00 (-0.00, 0.00), 0.61

Marital status

 Married

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Single

1.01 (0.46, 2.23), 0.98

1.02 (0.46, 2.27), 0.95

2.63 (0.50, 4.75), 0.02

2.36 (0.25, 4.47), 0.03

 Widowed/divorced /separated

1.48 (0.60, 3.67), 0.40

1.52 (0.61, 3.79), 0.37

2.30 (-0.12, 4.73), 0.06

1.82 (-0.60, 4.23), 0.14

Education

 Completed primary school

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Completed high school

1.91 (1.00, 3.66), 0.05

1.86 (1.00, 3.47), 0.05

0.38 (-1.16, 1.93), 0.63

0.06 (-1.48, 1.59), 0.94

 Some college/ university

2.01 (0.98, 4.10), 0.06

1.90 (0.95, 3.83), 0.07

1.64 (-0.38, 3.67), 0.11

1.23 (-0.78, 3.24), 0.23

Self-rated physical health, per point

0.42 (0.27, 0.68), < 0.001

0.46 (0.29, 0.74), < 0.001

-4.45 (-5.99, -2.88), < 0.001

-4.22 (-5.77, -2.67), < 0.001

HIV positive

1.16 (0.63, 2.15), 0.63

1.06 (0.63, 1.79), 0.83

0.84 (-0.97, 2.66), 0.36

0.64 (-1.16, 2.45), 0.48