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Table 1 Demographic, deployment, and well-being measures for total sample and by sex (N = 1727–1730)

From: Risk and protective factors associated with mental health among female military veterans: results from the veterans’ health study

Study variables

(N)

% Total

Sex

  

%Male

%Female

χ2

p-value

Age: 18–64

(751)

43.5

40.8

95.3

97.75

 < 0.001

White Race

(1655)

95.7

95.9

90.6

5.56

0.018

Married

(1340)

77.5

78.8

50.6

36.96

 < 0.001

College Graduate or Higher

(429)

24.8

23.6

47.1

23.56

 < 0.001

Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran

(396)

22.9

21.3

54.1

49.39

 < 0.001

Multiple Tours

(686)

39.7

40.3

29.4

3.97

0.046

Deployed as Guard/Reserve

(665)

38.4

37.0

65.9

28.45

 < 0.001

High Childhood Abuse/Neglect

(288)

16.6

16.5

20.0

0.72

0.395

High Combat Exposure

(408)

23.6

24.7

2.4

22.36

 < 0.001

Low Unit Support

(364)

21.0

20.5

31.8

6.19

0.013

High Stressful Events Past Yr

(375)

21.7

21.3

29.4

3.15

0.080

High Lifetime Trauma

(357)

20.6

20.6

21.2

0.90

0.891

Low Psych Resilience

(439)

25.4

24.3

45.9

19.85

 < 0.001

Low Current Social Support

(314)

18.2

17.9

23.5

1.74

0.187

Fair/Poor Current Health

(633)

36.7

37.2

26.2

4.16

0.041

Concussion in Service

(491)

28.4

29.1

14.1

8.95

0.003

Positive Score Audit-C

(109)

6.3

6.4

4.7

0.39

0.535

Low Self-Esteem

(400)

23.1

22.7

30.6

2.80

0.094

PTSD Past Year

(132)

7.6

7.3

14.1

5.34

0.021

PTSD Lifetime

(216)

12.5

11.6

29.4

23.44

 < 0.001

Current Depression Disorder

(143)

8.3

7.8

17.6

10.38

0.001

Lifetime Depression Disorder

(381)

22.0

20.8

45.9

29.63

 < 0.001

Recent Suicidal Thoughts

(94)

5.2

5.2

9.4

2.75

0.133

Lifetime Suicidal Thoughts

(196)

11.3

10.5

27.1

22.02

 < 0.001

Currently Using VA Services

(864)

49.9

50.3

43.5

1.47

0.225

Current VA Disability

(629)

36.4

37.0

24.7

5.25

0.022

Use Psych Services Past Yr

(406)

23.5

22.4

43.5

20.03

 < 0.001

Lifetime Use Psych Services

(832)

48.1

47.1

67.1

12.88

 < 0.001

Use Psychotropics Past Yr

(384)

22.2

21.4

37.6

12.36

 < 0.001

N (%)

  

1645(95.1)

85(4.9)