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Table 4 Association between mental health outcomes and disruptions amongst those who experienced flooding in a liveable room

From: The English national cohort study of flooding and health: cross-sectional analysis of mental health outcomes at year one

  

Outcome

N

Depression

Anxiety

PTSD

Explanatory variable

 

n

aOR

(95% CI)

n

aOR

(95% CI)

n

aOR

(95% CI)

Unaffected

285

16

1.00

 

18

1.00

 

22

1.00

 

Flooded

622

125

5.91

(3.17–10.99)

169

6.50

(3.77–11.24)

214

7.19

(4.33–11.93)

Disruption to utilities

Flooded but did not lose any utilitiesa

32

8

3.14

(1.17–8.39)

10

+ 3.45

(1.45–8.22)

10

* 2.90

(1.25–6.73)

Flooded and did lose a utility

510

110

6.19

(3.30–11.59)

148

+ 6.64

(3.84–11.48)

188

* 7.27

(4.39–12.03)

Disruption to health and social care

Flooded but did not lose accessa

45

13

5.55

(2.31–13.35)

17

6.56

(3.04–14.15)

17

+ 5.22

(2.46–11.06)

Flooded and lost

139

30

5.06

(2.43–10.54)

46

6.81

(3.63–12.78)

60

+ 9.62

(5.31–17.43)

Disruption to communications

Flooded but did not lose accessa

324

61

4.24

(2.25–7.99)

88

4.79

(2.76–8.32)

105

5.09

(3.04–8.50)

Flooded and lost

260

59

5.73

(2.95–11.15)

76

5.95

(3.32–10.66)

99

6.89

(4.00–11.84)

Loss of access to work or education

Flooded, did not lose accessa

87

15

4.05

(1.80–9.18)

25

6.06

(3.01–12.18)

30

5.33

(2.79–10.19)

Flooded and did lose access

228

52

6.34

(3.19–12.60)

70

7.43

(4.06–13.59)

91

7.74

(4.43–13.51)

Loss of other access (e.g. social activities)

Flooded, did not lose accessa

281

56

4.45

(2.33–8.48)

78

4.98

(2.83–8.74)

94

* 4.83

(2.87–8.14)

Flooded and did lose access

231

50

5.61

(2.85–11.02)

72

6.85

(3.80–12.30)

90

* 8.00

(4.62–13.83)

  1. aexcludes those who responded not applicable/do not routinely access this service/utility or did not need to during the study period
  2. Significance of inter-group heterogeneity across flooded subgroups is indicated by + at p < 0.1, * at p < 0.05 and ** at p < 0.01
  3. All comparisons made between flooded and unaffected respondents. Adjusted odds ratios are adjusted for age, sex, pre-existing illness, deprivation, local authority, ethnicity, marital, education and employment statuses