Table 1.
Descriptive statistics stratified by conduct disorder diagnosis
| Conduct Disorder
|
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|---|---|---|
| Variable | Present (n = 173) % | Not present (n = 418) % |
| Outcome | ||
| High war zone stress exposurea | 27 | 23 |
| Mississippi PTSD symptoms score, M (SD) | 99.4* (1.6) | 90.6 (1.1) |
| Before entry to military | ||
| Trauma | 19 | 14 |
| Non-war-related posttraumatic stress disorder | 7 | 3 |
| Mental illnessc | 14 | 12 |
| Alcohol and/or drug abuse | 13 | 12 |
| Alcohol and/or drug dependence | 26* | 12 |
| At entry to military | ||
| Age | ||
| <18 | 9 | 8 |
| 18–19 | 47 | 50 |
| 20+ | 44 | 42 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 40 | 39 |
| High school/GED | 25 | 25 |
| College (2 or 4 year) | 35 | 36 |
| Employment | ||
| Working | 41 | 40 |
| Unemployed/laid off | 26 | 25 |
| Student | 31 | 33 |
| Other | 1 | 2 |
| During military service | ||
| Status: | ||
| Drafted | 39 | 34 |
| Enlisted | 61 | 66 |
| Achieved officer rank | 42 | 48 |
a
High exposure indicates upper quartile of war zone exposure.
b
Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder score ≥ 89.
c
Includes social phobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, dysthymia, and depression.
*
Frequency higher than counterpart, p < .001.