Table 1.
Socio-demographics and mental health by elevated borderline personality disorder symptoms among 189 African American men aged 19–60 years incarcerated in North Carolina
| Characteristic | Total (n=189) Number (Percent) |
Low BPD Symptoms (n=129) Number (Percent) |
BPD Symptom Severity in Top Quartile (BPD-TQ) (n=60) Number (Percent) |
P valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographics in the Six Month Prior to Incarceration | ||||
| Agea | 34.5 (9.7) | 35.7 (10.3) | 32.0 (7.7) | 0.0067 |
| Joblessness | 70 (37.0) | 38 (30.4) | 32 (56.1) | 0.0009 |
| Considered Self to Be Homeless | 34 (18.0) | 20 (15.9) | 14 (24.6) | 0.1617 |
| Concerned about Having Enough Food for Self/Family | 43 (22.8) | 23 (18.6) | 20 (35.1) | 0.0152 |
| Married | 34 (18.0) | 26 (20.6) | 8 (14.0) | 0.2878 |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Binge Drinking on a Typical Day in Six Months Prior to Incarceration | 38 (20.1) | 23 (19.2) | 15 (28.3) | 0.1809 |
| History of Crack/Cocaine Use | 73 (38.6) | 51 (40.2) | 22 (37.9) | 0.7738 |
| History of Ecstasy Use | 51 (27.7) | 31 (24.4) | 20 (35.1) | 0.1346 |
| History of Injection Drug Use | 9 (4.9) | 4 (3.2) | 5 (8.6) | 0.1086 |
| Mental Health in the Six Month Prior to Incarceration | ||||
| Depressive Symptoms | 54 (28.6) | 25 (19.8) | 29 (50.0) | <0.0001 |
| Elevated Stress (≥75th Percentile) While Living in the Community | 50 (26.6) | 21 (16.4) | 29 (48.3) | <0.0001 |
| Antisocial Personality Disorder | 28 (14.8) | 11 (8.5) | 17 (28.3) | 0.0004 |
Abbreviations: SD=Standard Deviation; BPD=Borderline Personality Disorder
a
Mean and standard deviation
b
p value is T-test for age; all other p values are for Chi-square/Fisher’s Exact Test as appropriate