Table 3

Increased substance use as a function of PTSD symptoms and exposure to incident: Multivariable regression analysis stratified for gender



Women
Men

Increased use

OR
95% CI
OR
95% CI

Any substance
PTSD symptoms
*1.143
1.112
1.174
*1.108
1.088
1.129

Exposure to incident
*1.215
1.080
1.367
1.106
1.000
1.223
Pharmaceuticals
PTSD symptoms
*1.172
1.125
1.221
*1.139
1.103
1.176

Exposure to incident
*1.304
1.122
1.517
1.206
1.042
1.397
Alcohol
PTSD symptoms
*1.116
1.074
1.159
*1.110
1.086
1.135

Exposure to incident
*1.177
1.010
1.372
1.008
0.892
1.139
Cannabis
PTSD symptoms
*1.148
1.057
1.246
*1.101
1.068
1.135

Exposure to incident
*1.517
1.180
1.951
1.076
0.918
1.261
Tobacco
PTSD symptoms
*1.098
1.066
1.132
*1.078
1.055
1.100

Exposure to incident
1.095
0.959
1.250
1.117
0.999
1.249

Note:

OR: Odds ratio.

95% CI: 95% confidence interval.

*: p ≤ 0.05 (Bonferroni corrected)

Vetter et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:92   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-92