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. 2023 Apr 26;80(6):558–566. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0694

Table. Summary Statistics for the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions Variables of Interesta.

Characteristic Total (N = 30 149) No BPD (n = 29 257) BPD (n = 892) P value Cohen d
Mean (SE) Median (IQR) [range] Mean (SE) Median (IQR) [range] Mean (SE) Median (IQR) [range]
Female, % (SE) 52 (3.72 × 10−5) NA 52 (3.77 × 10−5) NA 57 (2.23 × 10−4) NA <.001 0.10
Male, % (SE) 48 (5.40 × 10−5) NA 48 (5.42 × 10−5) NA 43 (3.40 × 10−4) NA <.001 0.10
Age, y 47.78 (0.06) 46.00 (34.00-59.00) [20.00-90.00] 47.98 (0.06) 46.00 (34.00-59.00) [20.00-90.00] 40.54 (0.28) 40.00 (29.00-50.00) [20.00-90.00] <.001 0.44
Race and ethnicity, % (SE)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.2 (7.36 × 10−5) NA 2.2 (7.46 × 10−5) NA 3.8 (4.42 × 10−4) NA <.001 0.11
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 4.0 (7.29 × 10−5) NA 4.1 (7.39 × 10−5) NA 1.8 (4.5 × 10−4) NA <.001 0.12
Black 11 (7.01 × 10−5) NA 11 (7.11 × 10−5) NA 14 (4.2 × 10−4) NA <.001 0.10
Hispanic 12 (7.0 × 10−5) NA 12 (7.09 × 10−5) NA 11 (4.3 × 10−4) NA .003 0.03
White 71 (3.37 × 10−5) NA 71 (3.42 × 10−5) NA 70 (2.07 × 10−4) NA  .15 NA
Age at first sexual intercourse, y 18.26 (0.01) 18.00 (16.00-20.00) [6.00-78.00] 18.33 (0.01) 18.00 (16.00-20.00) [6.00-78.00] 16.04 (0.08) 16.00 (14.00-18.00) [6.00-45.00] <.001 0.60
No. of children 2.14 (8.60 × 10−3) 2.00 (1.00-3.00) [0-15.00] 2.14 (8.65 × 10−3) 2.00 (1.00-3.00) [0-15.00] 2.06 (0.06) 2.00 (0-3.00) [0-15.00] <.001 0.04
No. of marriages 1.08 (3.40 × 10−3) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) [0-14.00] 1.08 (3.42 × 10−3) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) [0-14.00] 1.17 (0.02) 1.00 (0-2.00) [0-8.00] .60 NA
History of sexually transmitted disease, % (SE) 0.6 (5.62 × 10−6) NA 0.5 (5.26 × 10−6) NA 3.8 (8.64 × 10−5) NA <.001 0.43
Perceived physical health 50.51 (0.04) 54.50 (47.30-57.50) [4.30-74.30] 50.58 (0.04) 54.50 (47.56-57.50) [4.30-74.30] 47.96 (0.20) 51.65 (39.78-57.90) [13.30-70.00] <.001 0.25
Body mass indexb 27.61 (0.02) 26.61 (23.62-30.54) [8.86-87.43] 27.59 (0.02) 26.58 (23.62-30.52) [8.86-87.43] 28.31 (0.14) 27.18 (23.49-31.96) [12.21-55.13] <.001 0.12
Metabolic risk factors 0.81 (3.60 × 10−3) 1.00 (0-1.00) [0-4.00] 0.80 (3.55 × 10−3) 1.00 (0-1.00) [0-4.00] 0.96 (0.02) 1.00 (0-2.00) [0-4.00] <.001 0.16
Early life adversity 0.08 (3 × 10−4) 0.04 (0.02-0.10) [0-1.00] 0.07 (3.01 × 10−4) 0.04 (0.02-0.10) [0-1.00] 0.20 (3.45 × 10−3) 0.16 (0.08-0.27) [0-0.91] <.001 1.40

Abbreviations: BPD, borderline personality disorder; NA, not applicable.

a

χ2 Test with Rao-Scott second-order correction and Wilcoxon rank-sum test for complex survey samples was used.

b

Body mass index was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.