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Table 3 Adjusted risk of posttraumatic stress disorder among deployed male Marines by adverse childhood experiences

From: Do adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of postdeployment posttraumatic stress disorder in US Marines?

 

Postdeployment PTSDa

Characteristic

Prevalence

per 100

HR (95% CI)b

Physical neglect

  

   No

2.48

1.00

   Yes

4.58

1.74 (1.17, 2.59)

Physical abuse

  

   No

2.70

1.00

   Yes

2.88

0.58 (0.25, 1.32)

Emotional neglect

  

   No

2.57

1.00

   Yes

4.80

1.30 (0.78, 2.15)

Emotional abuse

  

   No

2.61

1.00

   Yes

3.97

1.30 (0.78, 2.16)

Domestic violence

  

   No

2.63

1.00

   Yes

3.59

1.19 (0.75, 1.90)

Sexual abuse

  

   No

2.69

1.00

   Yes

4.26

1.13 (0.40, 3.16)

Family history of mental illness or alcohol abuse

  

   No

2.72

1.00

   Yes

2.61

0.88 (0.60, 1.29)

Marital status at time of deployment

  

   Not married

2.50

1.00

   Married

3.83

1.48 (1.08, 2.04)

AFQT score

  

   < 42 (below 25th percentile)

4.29

1.00

   42-54 (25-49th percentile)

2.54

0.60 (0.42, 0.85)

   55-70 (50-74th percentile)

2.60

0.63 (0.44, 0.89)

   > 70 (above 74th percentile)

1.62

0.40 (0.27, 0.60)

Number of deployments

  

   1

2.51

1.00

   2-3

6.31

2.33 (1.54, 3.52)

Diagnosed with mental health disorder prior to deployment

  

   No

2.63

1.00

   Yes

6.58

2.52 (1.33, 4.77)

  1. Abbreviations: AFQT = Armed Forces Qualification Test; CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.
  2. aDiagnosed with PTSD after returning from first deployment in support of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and within 2 years of last deployment. Responders with a PTSD diagnosis prior to first deployment are excluded from this model.
  3. bHR and 95% CI are adjusted for AFQT score, number of deployments, mental health diagnosis prior to deployment, marital status, and ACE categories.