Table 1. Baseline sociodemographic and criminological information, and follow-up data for released prisoners in Sweden.
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 43 840 | 3486 |
| Number of person-years at risk | 139 260 | 11 243 |
| Incidents of violent reoffending during follow-up | 10 884 (25%) | 379 (11%) |
| Age group (years) | ||
| 16–24 | 8466 (19%) | 361 (10%) |
| 25–39 | 17 291 (39%) | 1409 (40%) |
| ≥40 | 18 083 (41%) | 1716 (49%) |
| Civil status | ||
| Unmarried | 26 910 (65%) | 1614 (49%) |
| Married | 5066 (12%) | 537 (16%) |
| Divorced | 9105 (22%) | 1094 (33%) |
| Widowed | 222 (<1%) | 67 (2%) |
| Highest length of education (years) | ||
| <9 | 19 546 (47%) | 1765 (53%) |
| 9–11 | 19 174 (46%) | 1322 (40%) |
| ≥12 | 2583 (6%) | 225 (7%) |
| Employed | 8045 (20%) | 355 (11%) |
| Immigrant | 13 710 (31%) | 806 (23%) |
| Disposable income (×100 Swedish Krona) | 775 (473 to 1100) | 749 (444 to 1082) |
| Neighbourhood deprivation* | 0·38 (−0·17 to 1·48) | 0·35 (−0·15 to 1·46) |
| Length of incarceration (months) | ||
| <6 | 30 155 (69%) | 2608 (75%) |
| 6–11 | 7270 (17%) | 506 (15%) |
| 12–23 | 4408 (10%) | 283 (8%) |
| ≥24 | 2007 (5%) | 89 (3%) |
| Violent index offence | 17 294 (39%) | 643 (18%) |
| Previous violent crime | 23 960 (55%) | 1112 (32%) |
| Previous psychiatric disorder | ||
| Any psychiatric disorder | 18 563 (42%) | 2233 (64%) |
| Alcohol use disorder | 9276 (21%) | 968 (28%) |
| Drug use disorder | 9597 (22%) | 1438 (41%) |
| Personality disorder | 2320 (5%) | 353 (10%) |
| Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder | 546 (1%) | 51 (1%) |
| Other developmental or childhood disorder | 979 (2%) | 139 (4%) |
| Schizophrenia spectrum disorders | 1237 (3%) | 130 (4%) |
| Bipolar disorder | 216 (<1%) | 35 (1%) |
| Depression | 2553 (6%) | 418 (12%) |
| Anxiety disorder | 3247 (7%) | 534 (15%) |
Data are n, n (%), or median (IQR). 2573 men and 174 women had missing values for civil status, highest length of education, employment, disposable income, and neighbourhood deprivation.
*
Standardised score of the overall degree of socioeconomic deprivation in an individual’s residential area.