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Table 4 Association of Source of Trauma Events with Depression, anxiety, and PTSD

From: Psychological morbidity among coal miners compared to other occupations in Appalachia

 

Sample

Frequency

n (%)

Unadjusted models

Adjusted models

Depression (PHQ8 ≥ 10)

    

All respondents

1428

217 (15%)

  

 Source of Trauma

  

OR (95% CI)

  No traumatic event

717

71 (10%)

Referent

Referent

  Only non-work-related event(s)

364

47 (13%)

1.35 (0.9, 2.0)

1.17 (0.8, 1.8)

  Non-coal related event(s)

300

84 (28%)

3.54 (2.5, 5.0)

3.15 (2.2, 4.5)

  Any coal-related event(s)

47

15 (32%)

4.27 (2.2, 8.3)

3.47 (1.8, 6.8)

Anxiety (GAD7 ≥ 10)

    

All respondents

1428

0 (10%)

  

 Source of Trauma

  

OR (95% CI)

  No traumatic event

717

39 (5%)

Referent

Referent

  Only non-work-related event(s)

364

35 (10%)

1.85 (1.2, 3.0)

1.62 (1.0, 2.6)

  Non-coal related event(s)

300

51 (17%)

3.56 (2.3, 5.5)

3.23 (2.0, 5.1)

  Any coal-related event(s)

47

14 (30%)

7.38 (3.7, 14.9)

6.03 (2.9, 12.4)

Post-traumatic Stress (PTSD screener ≥ 3)

   

Respondents reporting trauma

711

184 (26%)

  

 Source of Trauma

  

OR (95% CI)

  Only non-work-related event(s)

364

69 (19%)

Referent

Referent

  Non-coal related event(s)

300

98 (33%)

2.07 (1.5, 3.0)

2.15 (1.5, 3.1)

  Any coal-related event(s)

47

17 (36%)

2.42 (1.3, 4.6)

2.41 (1.2, 4.7)

  1. Odds ratios from logistic regression models.
  2. Adjusted models control for age, education, smoking, and obesity.