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Finding
Finding
decline
Overall 7.5% of tornado-exposed adolescents met DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for a major depressive episode since the tornado, with girls significantly more likely than boys and older adolescents more likely than younger adolescents to meet criteria.
| Effect size | 7.5% |
| Comparator | General adolescent population (no formal control; prevalence benchmark) |
| Effect summary | decline; 7.5% |
| Effect modifiers | [{"modifier": "gender", "interaction_p": "p<.001", "direction": "amplifies", "stratum_details": "Girls 9.6% vs Boys 5.2% (chi2=13.52, df=1, p<.001). Male gender OR=0.35 (95% CI [.23-.54]) in final logistic regression.", "plain_language": "Girls were about three times more likely than boys to develop depression after the tornado.", "annotation_notes": ""}, {"modifier": "age group", "interaction_p": "p=.03", "direction": "amplifies", "stratum_details": "16-17yr: 9.6%, 14-15yr: 6.0%, 12-13yr: 6.6% (chi2=6.77, df=2, p=.03).", "plain_language": "Older teenagers (16-17) were significantly more likely to develop depression after the tornado than younger teens.", "annotation_notes": ""}] |
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Source
PMC4133357
Prevalence and predictors of PTSD and depression among adolescent victims of the Spring 2011 tornado outbreak