BACKGROUND: @entity1 have been shown to be at higher risk than @entity1 of developing @entity1005 ( @entity1005 ) after traumatic events. @entity1 in New York City were more likely than @entity1 to have probable @entity1005 5-8 weeks after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. We explored the factors that could explain the higher prevalence of probable @entity1005 among @entity1 in the aftermath of the attacks. METHODS: Data from a telephone survey of a randomly selected group of residents of Manhattan living south of 110th street, conducted 5-8 weeks after September 11, were used in these analyses. The survey assessed demographic information, lifetime experience of traumatic events, life stressors, social support, event exposure variables, perievent @entity4697 attacks, postevent concerns, and probable @entity1005 related to the attacks. We determined the contribution of key covariates that could explain the gender-probable @entity1005 relation through stratified analyses and manual stepwise logistic regression model building. RESULTS: Among 988 respondents, @entity1 were two times more likely than @entity1 to report symptoms consistent with probable @entity1005 after the September 11 attacks. When adjusted for potential confounders, the association between gender and probable @entity1005 diminished from OR = 2.2 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3-3.6) to OR = 1.2 (95% CI 0.7-2.2). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that specific behavioral and biographic factors (including previous traumatic experiences and @entity74 , social responsibilities, and perievent emotional reactions) explained most of the excess burden of probable @entity1005 among @entity1 after a disaster. Isolating the characteristics that place @entity1 at greater risk for probable @entity1005 after disasters can inform public health prevention strategies and spur further research.

Posttraumatic stress in XXXX after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Women', 'men'] @entity4697 :: ('MESH:D016584', 'Disease') :: ['panic'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['psychological disorders'] @entity1005 :: ('MESH:D013313', 'Disease') :: ['posttraumatic stress disorder', 'PTSD']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['women']
