Table 3 Factors Associated with PTSD in the General Population (Model 1) and among the Population Exposed to a Traumatic Event (Model 2): Multiple Modified Poisson Regression Models (COCONEL 2020, N = 1736)
Characteristics of the respondents | Model 1. PTSD among the general population | Model 2. PTSD among the exposed population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RR | Adjusted RR | 95% CI | RR | Adjusted RR | 95% CI | |
Gendera (ref: Women) | ||||||
Men | 0.85 | 1.06 | 0.85–1.32 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0.85–1.27 |
Agea (ref: 35–64) | ||||||
< 35 | 1.43* | 1.24 | 0.99–1.55 | 1.31* | 1.22 | 1.00–1.48 |
> 64 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 0.70–1.33 | 0.91 | 1.05 | 0.77–1.43 |
Media consumption of COVID-19-related information (ref: 1- < 4 hrs) | ||||||
Low (< 1 hr) | 0.53** | 0.67 | 0.47–0.95 | 0.58** | 0.67 | 0.49–0.93 |
High (= 4 hrs) | 2.31*** | 1.53 | 1.18–1.97 | 1.88*** | 1.40 | 1.11–1.78 |
Anxiety (mild to severe) during the lockdown (ref: No) | ||||||
Yes | 11.20** | 3.26 | 1.95–5.46 | 1.62 | 1.93 | 1.22–3.06 |
Diagnosed with COVID-19 (ref: No) | ||||||
Yes | 3.01*** | 1.43 | 1.13–1.80 | 2.15*** | 1.16 | 0.91–1.47 |
Anxiety (mild to severe) at follow-up (ref: No) | ||||||
Yes | 12.61*** | 3.02 | 1.77– 5.17 | 7.13*** | 2.62 | 1.61–4.27 |
Depression (mild to severe) at follow-up (ref: No) | ||||||
Yes | 10.74*** | 2.44 | 1.53–3.90 | 5.79*** | 1.94 | 1.27–2.97 |
Sleep problems at follow-up (ref: Yes, a few/No) | ||||||
Yes, a lot | 3.35*** | 1.51 | 1.22–1.88 | 2.26*** | 1.36 | 1.12–1.65 |
Persistent perceived stress (ref: No) | ||||||
Yes | NIc | – | 1.86*** | 1.13 | 0.93–1.38 | |
Types of traumatic event (ref: Otherd) | ||||||
Work situation | NI | – | 2.12 | 2.19 | 1.14–4.21 | |
Government announcements | NI | – | 1.45 | 1.31 | 0.65–2.62 | |
Travel | NI | – | 1.86 | 2.17 | 1.08–4.36 | |
Several of the items proposed | NI | – | 3.62*** | 2.40 | 1.36–4.25 | |