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Table 4 Multivariable odds ratios between the number of lifetime PTEs 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)

Cumulative lifetime PTEs

Arthritis

Cardio-vascular

Respiratory

Chronic pain

Other

Any physical condition

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1

1.12

1.27

1.62

1.06

0.96

1.10

(0.71–1.77)

(0.86–1.89)

(1.17–2.25)

(0.77–1.45)

(0.65–1.4)

(0.84–1.44)

2

1.26

1.99

2.53

1.59

1.51

1.68

(0.82–1.93)

(1.35–2.92)

(1.73–3.69)

(1.15–2.2)

(1.06–2.17)

(1.26–2.24)

3

0.95

1.469

2.19

1.95

2.30

1.98

(0.63–1.42)

(0.91–2.36)

(1.54–3.11)

(1.4–2.72)

(1.63–3.25)

(1.4–2.79)

4

2.99

2.49

3.96

3.59

3.05

3.76

(1.86–4.8)

(1.67–3.71)

(2.57–6.11)

(2.41–5.35)

(1.91–4.85)

(2.48–5.7)

5+

3.17

4.0

4.60

4.8

3.04

3.5

(1.75–5.72)

(2.25–7.11)

(2.7–7.84)

(2.97–7.71)

(1.76–5.27)

(2.17–5.67)

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