Table 1.
Characteristics of persons with severe mental illness, by incarceration history
| No incarceration history (N=2,042) |
Incarceration history (N=3,690) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | % | N | % | ORa | 95% CI |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 779 | 38.1 | 2,194 | 59.5 | — | |
| Female | 1,263 | 61.9 | 1,496 | 40.5 | — | |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 1,483 | 72.6 | 2,505 | 67.9 | — | |
| African American | 256 | 12.5 | 1,011 | 27.4 | — | |
| Other | 301 | 14.7 | 174 | 4.7 | — | |
| Age (M±SD) | 36.67±11.63 | 33.84±9.37 | ||||
| Diagnosis | ||||||
| Schizophrenia | 646 | 31.6 | 1,359 | 36.8 | — | |
| Affective disorder | 1,616 | 79.1 | 817 | 22.1 | — | |
| Substance use disorder | 279 | 13.7 | 1,800 | 48.8 | — | |
| Health problem | ||||||
| Infectious diseaseb | 552 | 27.0 | 1,259 | 34.1 | 1.40 | 1.24–1.57** |
| Cancerb,c | 217 | 10.6 | 221 | 6.0 | .54 | .44–.65** |
| Endocrine disorderb | 582 | 28.5 | 912 | 24.7 | — | |
| Blood disorderb,c | 230 | 11.3 | 486 | 13.2 | 1.20 | 1.01–1.41* |
| Nervous system | 600 | 29.4 | 1,024 | 27.8 | — | |
| Circulatory system | 512 | 25.1 | 867 | 23.5 | — | |
| Respiratory system | 623 | 30.5 | 1,198 | 32.5 | — | |
| Digestive system | 551 | 27.0 | 1,061 | 28.8 | — | |
| Skin disorderb,c | 361 | 17.7 | 843 | 22.8 | 1.38 | 1.20–1.58** |
| Musculoskeletal system | 569 | 27.9 | 1,022 | 27.7 | — | |
| Injuryb,c | 588 | 28.8 | 1,399 | 37.9 | 1.50 | 1.34–1.70** |
| Any problemb,c | 1,219 | 59.7 | 2,460 | 66.7 | 1.44 | 1.27–1.64** |
| Multiple problemsb,c | 982 | 48.1 | 1,961 | 53.1 | 1.31 | 1.16–1.49** |
a
ORs were calculated only if the multivariate results were significant.
b
Significant in bivariate model
c
Significant in multivariate model when controlling for gender, race, age, and substance use disorders
*
p<.05
**
p<.001