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Table 3 Predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms at one-year post ICU treatment

From: Posttraumatic stress, anxiety and depression symptoms in patients during the first year post intensive care unit discharge

 

Univariate1

Multivariate2

 

OR

CI

Pvalue

OR

CI

P value

Age

1.00

0.98 to 1.02

0.811

   

Gender

1.45

0.74 to 2.85

0.276

   

Educational status3

0.33

0.14 to 0.76

0.009

0.38

0.15 to 0.95

0.038

Employment status4

2.55

1.17 to 5.52

0.018

   

Personality trait5

0.92

0.86 to 0.99

0.019

0.91

0.84 to 0.99

0.029

Memory of pain

1.49

1.14 to 1.96

0.004

1.46

1.05 to 2.04

0.025

Lack of control

1.41

1.05 to 1.89

0.021

   

Factual recall

5.50

1.86 to 16.29

0.002

6.61

1.41 to 30.97

0.017

Memory of feelings

1.77

0.90 to 3.48

0.098

   

Delusional memories

1.88

0.96 to 3.66

0.064

   

Cox & Snell R2/Nagelkerke R2

   

0.16/0.24

  
  1. Not all patients answered every question. Therefore, 159 of the 194 patients were included in the multivariate analyses. Age and gender were controlled for in the multivariate analyses.
  2. 1Univariate variables P < 0.20, age and gender are shown.
  3. 2Multivariable analysis, in P < 0.20, out P < 0.05.
  4. 3Educational status: low = 0, high = 1.
  5. 4Employment status before ICU stay: employed = 0, unemployed = 1.
  6. 5Personality trait: pessimism = low score; optimism = high score.
  7. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
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