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Table 1 Demographics and comorbidities among Massachusetts VHA patients with PTSD and comparison group, 2000-2008

From: Posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and non-fatal intentional self-harm in Massachusetts Veterans

 

PTSD

Comparison group

(N = 16,004)

(N = 52,502)

 

Males

Females

Males

Females

 

(N = 15,056)

(N = 948)

(N = 48,042)

(N = 4,460)

Demographics

    

Race, n (%)

    

White

12,872 (88.0%)

755 (83.0%)

36,599 (85.2%)

2,297 (68.3%)

Black

1,314 (9.0%)

126 (13.9%)

2,958 (6.9%)

306 (9.1%)

Asian

46 (0.3%)

6 (0.7%)

149 (0.4%)

42 (1.3%)

American Indian

30 (0.21%)

3 (0.3%)

106 (0.3%)

12 (0.4%)

Unknown

368 (2.5%)

20 (2.2%)

3,168 (7.4%)

705 (21.0%)

Marital status

    

Married

6,800 (46.9%)

211 (23.3%)

22,267 (47.1%)

923 (20.8%)

Divorced

3,532 (24.4%)

286 (31.5%)

9,910 (21.0%)

593 (13.4%)

Never/Single

3,110 (21.4%)

333 (36.7%)

10,092 (21.3%)

796 (18.0%)

Widowed

659 (4.5%)

47 (5.2%)

3,068 (6.5%)

156 (3.5%)

Single

247 (1.7%)

14 (1.5%)

265 (0.6%)

18 (0.4%)

Unknown

157 (1.1%)

16 (1.8%)

1,708 (3.6%)

1,948 (43.9%)

Age, Mean (SD, range)

56.4 (13.8, 19.8 – 96.7)

44.3 (12.2, 19.4 – 85.5)

59.4 (15.1, 17.3 – 97.4)

44.8 (12.1, 16.7 – 89.6)

Comorbidities

    

Depression diagnosis, n (%)

1,704 (11.3%)

175 (18.5%)

1,135 (2.4%)

117 (2.6%)

Alcohol abuse/dependence, n (%)

2,381 (15.8%)

97 (10.2%)

2,604 (5.4%)

49 (1.1%)

Drug abuse/dependence, n (%)

2,729 (18.1%)

153 (16.1%)

4,350 (9.1%)

162 (3.6%)

Anxiety disorders, n (%)

1,949 (13.0%)

132 (13.9%)

1,660 (3.5%)

124 (2.8%)

Prior suicide attempt, n (%)

44 (0.3%)

5 (0.5%)

8 (0.02%)

3 (0.07%)

  1. Note. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.