Table 3.
Socio-demographic, military, illness characteristics and occupational outcome
| Characteristics | Discharged (%) | Serving (%) | Significancea |
| Rank | χ2 = 44.3, d.f. = 1*** | ||
| Junior rank (junior and junior non-commissioned officer) (n = 341) | 81 | 19 | |
| Senior rank (senior non-commissioned officer, warrant and commissioned officer) (n = 79) | 44 | 56 | |
| Service length (year)* | χ2 = 66.5, d.f. = 3*** | ||
| 1–4 (n = 123) | 97 | 3 | |
| 5–9 (n = 116) | 75 | 25 | |
| 10–15 (n = 60) | 57 | 43 | |
| 15+ (n = 70) | 49 | 51 | |
| Service arm* | χ2 = 12.9, d.f. = 2** | ||
| Combat troops (n = 150) | 84 | 16 | |
| Combat support arm troops (n = 75) | 71 | 29 | |
| Combat support service troops (n = 145) | 66 | 34 | |
| Gender | χ2 = 11.3, d.f. = 1*** | ||
| Female (n = 39) | 51 | 49 | |
| Male (n = 345) | 76 | 24 | |
| Previously treated by a community mental health team | χ2 = 5.0, d.f. = 1* | ||
| Yes | 77 | 23 | |
| No | 65 | 35 | |
| Co-morbidity | χ2 = 3.0, d.f. = 1, NS | ||
| Present | 81 | 19 | |
| Absent | 72 | 28 | |
| Period spent in hospital (days) | χ2 = 1.7, d.f. = 2, NS | ||
| 1–10 | 79 | 21 | |
| 11–30 | 74 | 26 | |
| >30 | 71 | 29 | |
| Readmission | χ2 = 1.2, d.f. = 1, NS | ||
| First admission | 79 | 27 | |
| Readmission | 80 | 20 |
NS, not significant; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.
a
Two-sided Pearson chi-square test, degrees of freedom (d.f.) and P value.