Medically downgraded status and screen positives in the GHQ, PTSD, and symptoms scales (definition of positive given in the methods section)
| Full questionnaire | Abridge questionnaire | Comparison by downgraded status* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downgraded (n = 169) | Not downgraded (n = 1213) | Downgraded (n = 187) | Not downgraded (n = 1304) | Unadjusted odds ratio† | Adjusted odds ratio‡ | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| *Data from full and abridged questionnaires combined. | ||||||
| †Adjusted for length of questionnaire but not for other variables. | ||||||
| ‡Adjusted for length of questionnaire, age, gender, rank, and service. | ||||||
| All differences between downgrade and not downgraded were significant (p<0.001). | ||||||
| GHQ | 47 (27.8) | 240 (19.8) | 60 (32.1) | 236 (18.1) | 1.84 (1.44–2.36) | 1.84 (1.43–2.37) |
| PTSD | 12 (7.1) | 21 (1.7) | 10 (5.3) | 31 (2.4) | 3.12 (1.87–5.20) | 3.06 (1.82–5.15) |
| Symptoms | 31 (18.3) | 75 (6.2) | 10 (5.3) | 48 (3.7) | 2.57 (1.77–3.74) | 2.37 (1.62–3.47) |