Table 1.
Associations of Selected Characteristics of the Study Population With Gender
| Characteristics | All (n = 328) M ± SD |
Female (n = 79) M ± SD |
Male (n = 249) M ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 41.6 (8.9) | 40.8 (6.8) | 41.9 (9.5) |
| Years of service | 14.4 (8.4) | 12.3 (6.5) | 15.1 (8.8) |
| Drinks per week | 5.02 (8.2) | 3.84 (6.4) | 5.40 (8.7) |
| Sleep quality | 6.57 (3.3) | 6.96 (3.6) | 6.44 (3.2) |
| PCL-C | 26.1 (8.9) | 26.4 (8.0) | 26.0 (9.2) |
| CES-D | 7.49 (6.5) | 7.75 (6.4) | 7.40 (6.6) |
| Prior trauma | 1.15 (1.5) | .95 (1.4) | 1.21 (1.5) |
| PD | 14.0 (5.3) | 15.0 (6.0) | 13.7 (5.0) |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian/Hispanic | 251 (79.7) | 59 (75.6) | 192 (81.0) |
| African American | 64 (20.3) | 19 (24.4) | 45 (19.0) |
| Education | |||
| ≤12 years/GED | 33 (10.3) | 4 (5.1) | 29 (12.0) |
| ≥12 years/GED | 286 (89.7) | 74 (94.9) | 212 (88.0) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Single | 37 (11.6) | 16 (20.5) | 21 (8.7) |
| Married | 231 (72.4) | 45 (57.7) | 186 (77.2) |
| Divorced | 51 (16.0) | 17 (21.8) | 34 (14.1) |
| Military experience | |||
| No | 231 (72.4) | 67 (85.9) | 164 (68.1) |
| Yes | 88 (27.6) | 11 (14.1) | 77 (31.9) |
| Rank | |||
| Police officer | 231 (72.4) | 65 (83.3) | 166 (68.9) |
| Other* | 88 (27.6) | 13 (16.7) | 75 (31.1) |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current | 58 (18.2) | 23 (30.2) | 35 (14.5) |
| Former | 76 (23.9) | 22 (29.0) | 54 (22.3) |
| Never | 184 (57.9) | 31 (40.8) | 153 (63.2) |
Note. PCL-C = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist–Civilian; CES-D = Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression scale; PD = peritraumatic dissociation.
*
Other includes sergeant, lieutenant, captain, detective, and other.