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Table 1 Odds ratios of the 4 mental health disturbances by exposure as compared to the province of Hainaut adjusted for sex, age and educational level 5 and 14 months after the disaster

From: Does exposure type impact differentially over time on the development of mental health disturbances after a technological disaster?

   

Depression

Anxiety

Sleeping disturbance

 

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

 

5 months

14 months

5 months

14 months

5 months

14 months

5 months

14 months

Province Hainaut (Ref.)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Direct witness, SHD

5.2 (3.0-9.2)

5.6 (2.7-11.6)

4.3 (2.4-7.7)

4.6 (2.2-9.6)

5.0 (2.8-8.9)

5.9 (2.9-12.2)

4.6 (2.9-7.3)

4.2 (2.3-7.9)

Direct witness, NSHD

0.9 (0.6-1.4)

1.1 (0.7-1.7)

0.8 (0.6-1.2)

0.8 (0.5-1.3)

1.0 (0.7-1.5)

1.1 (0.7-1.7)

1.3 (0.9-1.6)

0.8 (0.5-1.1)

Indirect witness

1.3 (0.8-2.1)

1.7 (0.9-2.9)

1.3 (0.9-2.1)

1.2 (0.7-2.1)

1.2 (0.8-1.9)

1.6 (0.9-2.7)

1.5 (1.1-1.9)

0.9 (0.6-1.5)

Sex (women vs men)

1.2 (1.1-1.4)

1.3 (1.2-1.5)

1.1 (0.9-1.2)

1.1 (1.0-1.2)

0.9 (0.9-1.0)

0.9 (0.9-1.1)

1.2 (1.1-1.3)

1.2 (1.1-1.3)

Age (by 10 years)

2.0 (1.5-2.7)

2.0 (1.4-2.8)

2.1 (1.5-2.8)

2.3 (1.6-3.2)

2.2 (1.6-3.0)

2.1 (1.5-3.0)

1.2 (0.9-1.4)

1.5 (1.2-1.9)

Educational level (low vs high)

1.6 (1.1-2.1)

1.6 (1.1-2.2)

1.6 (1.2-2.2)

1.4 (1.0-2.0)

1.6 (1.1-2.2)

1.4 (0.9-2.0)

1.4 (1.1-1.7)

1.3 (1.0-1.7)

  1. SHD = Seen human damage, NSHD = Not seen human damage.
  2. Total N at 5 months = 2184 subjects (Ghislenghien n = 966; Hainaut n = 1218); Total N at 14 months = 1708 subjects (Ghislenghien n = 492; Hainaut n = 1216).
  3. Multilogistic regression model.