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Table 3 Crude and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) of mental health outcomes of participants with and without persistent damage to year three

From: The English National Cohort Study of Flooding & Health: psychological morbidity at three years of follow up

Outcome by exposure

Prevalence (n/N)

Crude OR (95% CI)

aORa (95%CI)

P value

Probable depression

 Disrupted

  No persistent damage

4.8% (17/356)

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  Persistent damage

20.8% (5/24)

5.20 (1.73–15.61)

19.30 (3.99–93.24)

< 0.001

 Flooded

  No persistent damage

5.6% (11/197)

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  Persistent damage

18.1% (8/44)

3.68 (1.38–9.78)

6.02 (1.61–22.5)

0.008

Probable anxiety

 Disrupted

  No persistent damage

6.5% (23/354)

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  Persistent damage

16.7% (4/24)

2.85 (0.90–9.04)

5.53 (1.31–23.30)

0.019

 Flooded

  No persistent damage

10.4% (20/196)

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  Persistent damage

18.6% (8/43)

1.97 (0.80–4.82)

1.92 (0.67–5.54)

0.227

Probable PTSD

 Disrupted

  No persistent damage

9.7% (36/371)

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  Persistent damage

24.0% (6/25)

2.91 (1.09–7.76)

3.85 (1.13–13.11)

0.031

 Flooded

  No persistent damage

13.7% (29/211)

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  Persistent damage

30.2% (13/43)

2.70 (1.26–5.78)

4.56 (1.73–11.99)

0.002

  1. aAdjusted odds ratios are adjusted for age, sex, pre-existing illness, deprivation score, marital status and education and employment