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Table 4 Limitations in Physical Functioning and PTSD Treatment Initiation within 6 Months—Models Stratified by Baseline PTSD Symptoms.a

From: Physical functioning and mental health treatment initiation and retention for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective cohort study

 

Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

 

Meds Only

Therapy Only

Both

1st Tertile of PTSD Symptoms (PCL-M 17-52.2)

Physical functioningb:

   

Limited a little

1.26

(0.91, 1.75)

1.08

(0.84, 1.40)

1.22

(0.89, 1.67)

Limited a lot

1.46

(0.99, 2.14)

1.07

(0.78, 1.46)

0.99

(0.66, 1.48)

2nd Tertile of PTSD Symptoms (PCL-M 53–65)

Physical functioningb:

   

Limited a little

1.00

(0.71, 1.42)

0.69

(0.51, 0.94)

0.97

(0.70, 1.33)

Limited a lot

1.16

(0.80, 1.68)

0.73

(0.52, 1.01)

1.14

(0.81, 1.60)

3rd Tertile of PTSD Symptoms (PCL-M 65.7–85)

Physical functioningb:

   

Limited a little

0.83

(0.52, 1.32)

0.60

(0.39, 0.92)

0.95

(0.63, 1.44)

Limited a lot

0.84

(0.54, 1.32)

0.52

(0.34, 0.80)

0.90

(0.60, 1.34)

  1. CI confidence interval; OR odds ratio; PCL-M PTSD Checklist Military version; PTSD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  2. a All multinomial models evaluated the odds of initiating specific treatments (medications, psychotherapy, or both), with the reference as not initiating any treatment with 6 months. All models also included age, sex, race and ethnicity covariates, as determined by VA administrative data. OR in bold had p < 0.05
  3. b Reference is No limitations.