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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Apr;69(4):533–545. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0404

Table 4.

Odds Ratios (OR) of Lifetime DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder and Other Lifetime Psychiatric Disorders by Sex.

Psychiatric Disorder Odds Ratios Controlled for Sociodemographic Characteristics
Odds Ratios Controlled for Sociodemographic Characteristics and Other Psychiatric Disorders
Total OR (99% CI) Men OR (99% CI) Women OR (99% CI) Total OR (99% CI) Men OR (99% CI) Women OR (99% CI)
Any substance use disorder 3.2 (2.73–3.79) 3.0 (2.26–3.96) 3.3 (2.69–4.07) 1.7 (1.43–2.02) 1.7 (1.25–2.24) 1.7 (1.34–2.1)
 Any substance abuse 1.7 (1.46–2.03) 1.6 (1.23–2.00) 1.9 (1.51–2.32) 1.2 (0.96–1.39) 1.2 (0.88–1.57) 1.1 (0.87–1.45)
 Any substance dependence 4.2 (3.59–5.01) 4.0 (3.11–5.15) 4.5 (3.63–5.63) 1.7 (1.43–2.12) 1.8 (1.30–2.38) 1.7 (1.32–2.27)
 Any alcohol use disorder 2.7 (2.33–3.16) 2.7 (2.07–3.45) 2.7 (2.21–3.33) 1.2 (1.00–1.48) 1.3 (0.96–1.74) 1.1 (0.86–1.45)
  Alcohol abuse 0.8 (0.64–1.00) 0.7 (0.50–0.93) 0.9 (0.71–1.22) 0.9 (0.73–1.18) 1.0 (0.68–1.38) 0.8 (0.62–1.15)
  Alcohol dependence 3.9 (3.33–4.64) 3.8 (2.91–4.86) 4.2 (3.31–5.26) 1.5 (1.17–1.86) 1.5 (1.09–2.16) 1.4 (1.02–1.96)
 Any drug use disorder 4.0 (3.30–4.72) 3.7 (2.85–4.86) 4.2 (3.27–5.50) 1.5 (1.22–1.96) 1.4 (1.01–1.99) 1.7 (1.25–2.42)
  Any drug abuse 3.1 (2.51–3.74) 2.9 (2.22–3.88) 3.3 (2.50–4.29) 1.4 (1.09–1.77) 1.3 (0.94–1.81) 1.5 (1.11–2.14)
  Any drug dependence 6.1 (4.66–7.93) 6.0 (4.15–8.54) 6.3 (4.30–9.23) 1.4 (1.00–1.96) 1.4 (0.94–2.21) 1.4 (0.86–2.21)
 Nicotine dependence 2.8 (2.37–3.26) 2.6 (2.08–3.32) 2.9 (2.33–3.54) 1.3 (1.05–1.55) 1.2 (0.88–1.61) 1.3 (1.04–1.71)
Any mood disorder 9.1 (7.71–10.78) 9.0 (7.02–11.48) 9.3 (7.27–11.87) 3.5 (2.89–4.19) 3.4 (2.56–4.57) 3.6 (2.75–4.63)
 Major depressive disorder 2.5 (2.07–2.90) 3.0 (2.27–3.89) 2.1 (1.72–2.66) 1.7 (1.40–2.09) 2.0 (1.46–2.68) 1.6 (1.23–2.00)
 Dysthymia 3.2 (2.51–4.16) 3.3 (2.04–5.45) 3.2 (2.45–4.27) 1.1 (0.85–1.53) 1.1 (0.65–1.99) 1.1 (0.81–1.60)
 Bipolar I 9.9 (8.11–12.01) 10.3 (7.41–14.33) 9.6 (7.57–12.14) 5.7 (4.41–7.25) 5.2 (3.48–7.61) 6.2 (4.54–8.56)
 Bipolar II 4.3 (3.00–6.03) 4.6 (2.81–7.37) 4.1 (2.59–6.43) 4.3 (2.85–6.40) 4.3 (2.32–7.94) 4.4 (2.56–7.42)
Any anxiety disorder 7.7 (6.51–9.19) 7.8 (6.09–9.99) 7.7 (6.13–9.69) 2.7 (2.22–3.35) 2.8 (2.12–3.79) 2.6 (2.01–3.40)
 Panic with agoraphobia 8.4 (6.26–11.18) 9.1 (5.38–15.53) 8.1 (5.74–11.34) 1.8 (1.31–2.46) 1.7 (0.89–3.15) 1.9 (1.28–2.73)
 Panic without agoraphobia 4.0 (3.25–4.85) 5.7 (4.15–7.77) 3.3 (2.53–4.16) 1.4 (1.08–1.77) 1.8 (1.19–2.82) 1.2 (0.88–1.61)
 Social phobia 6.2 (5.24–7.41) 6.2 (4.60–8.24) 6.3 (5.01–7.88) 1.7 (1.35–2.04) 1.6 (1.09–2.28) 1.7 (1.32–2.21)
 Specific phobia 3.8 (2.97–4.09) 3.2 (2.48–4.22) 3.7 (3.03–4.43) 1.2 (0.99–1.44) 1.1 (0.77–1.44) 1.3 (1.07–1.64)
 Generalized anxiety 8.3 (6.95–9.85) 9.2 (6.74–12.42) 7.8 (6.34–9.63) 2.3 (1.88–2.82) 2.4 (1.67–3.36) 2.3 (1.76–2.90)
 Post-traumatic stress 7.3 (6.11–8.65) 8.0 (6.08–10.55) 6.9 (5.60–8.52) 2.7 (2.20–3.23) 2.7 (1.94–3.73) 2.7 (2.10–3.39)
Any other personality disorder 12.5 (10.54–14.86) 12.4 (9.44–16.18) 13.0 (10.57–15.86) 5.8 (4.73–7.01) 5.7 (4.20–7.74) 6.0 (4.81–7.43)
 Any Cluster A 12.1 (10.14–14.34) 11.4 (8.82–14.62) 12.9 (10.43–15.96) 3.9 (3.07–4.89) 3.4 (2.40–4.91) 4.4 (3.27–5.82)
  Paranoid 5.8 (4.69–7.25) 4.6 (3.11–6.66) 6.9 (5.38–8.84) 1.2 (0.93–1.53) 0.9 (0.57–1.31) 1.5 (1.09–1.94)
  Schizoid 4.5 (3.55–5.76) 3.8 (2.62–5.64) 5.2 (3.82–7.08) 1.0 (0.75–1.32) 0.8 (0.51–1.22) 1.2 (0.85–1.67)
  Schizotypal 26.5 (21.53–32.68) 23.6 (17.35–31.96) 31.3 (23.51–41.52) 9.4 (7.40–11.95) 8.5 (5.89–12.13) 11.0 (7.79–15.39)
 Any other Cluster B 10.1 (8.52–11.98) 9.6 (7.30–12.60) 11.1 (8.88–13.84) 3.8 (3.06–4.74) 3.8 (2.72–5.25) 4.1 (3.08–5.39)
  Antisocial 3.5 (2.71–4.40) 3.3 (2.40–4.54) 3.9 (2.68–5.73) 1.0 (0.71–1.27) 0.9 (0.62–1.33) 1.0 (0.66–1.58)
  Histrionic 6.5 (4.90–8.52) 6.1 (3.90–9.39) 6.9 (4.67–10.04) 1.4 (1.01–1.89) 1.2 (0.75–1.86) 1.6 (1.03–2.38)
  Narcissistic 14.5 (12.12–17.42) 14.5 (10.96–19.09) 15.3 (11.92–19.57) 7.5 (6.00–9.27) 7.6 (5.46–10.65) 7.8 (5.77–10.44)
 Any Cluster C 4.5 (3.76–5.28) 4.0 (3.05–5.29) 4.9 (3.91–6.06) 0.9 (0.71–1.13) 0.8 (0.52–1.13) 1.0 (0.72–1.34)
  Avoidant 7.2 (5.45–9.56) 6.5 (3.95–10.77) 7.6 (5.58–10.38) 1.4 (1.03–1.84) 1.2 (0.71–2.03) 1.4 (1.02–2.03)
  Dependent 8.2 (4.65–14.46) 8.8 (3.09–24.96) 7.3 (3.84–15.94) 1.2 (0.67–2.15) 1.1 (0.38–3.13) 1.2 (0.57–2.59)
  Obsessive-compulsive 3.7 (3.06–4.52) 3.5 (2.60–4.62) 4.0 (3.05–5.19) 0.9 (0.72–1.12) 0.8 (0.58–1.14) 1.0 (0.70–1.32)

Note: Estimates in boldface are statistically significant (p < 0.01).

OR = odds ratio.

CI = confidence interval.