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. 2018 Sep 4;27(11):2953–2964. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-1963-8

Table 2.

Population demographics (n = 576)

Demographic characteristics n (%)
Age (years) 568
Mean ± standard deviation 54.2 ± 13.71
Range 22.98–94.49
Gender
 Female 116 (20.4)
 Male 454 (79.6)
Race
 White 438(81.6)
 Black 86 (16.0)
 Other 13 (2.4)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino 49 (8.9)
 Not Hispanic or Latino 499(91.1)
Service connected disability
 ≥ 50% 347 (78.9)
Employment status
 Full-time 103 (18.2)
 Part-time (> 30 h) 26 (4.6)
 Leave of absence 2 (0.4)
 Unemployed (economic) 38 (6.7)
 Disabled 199 (35.1)
 Retired 170 (30.0)
 Student (full or part-time) 5 (0.9)
 Homemaker 21 (3.7)
 Other 2 (0.2)
Marital status
 Married 267 (47.3)
 Never married 78 (13.8)
 Divorced, Widowed, or separated 219 (38.8)
Suicidality Risk (PHQ9, [19])
 No risk 229 (80.9)
 Minimal risk 8 (2.8)
 Lower risk 33 (11.6)
 Higher risk 14 (4.9)
Mental health diagnoses
 Anxiety disorder 189 (33.3)
 Major depressive disorder 262 (46.1)
 PTSD 274 (48.2)
 Schizophrenia 28 (4.9)
 Bipolar disorder 173 (40.5)
 Personality disorder 31 (5.5)
 Substance abuse disorder 97 (17.1)
Medical diagnoses
 Pain 281 (49.5)
 AIDS 3 (0.5)
 Cancer 18 (3.2)
 Stroke 4 (0.7)
 Lung 70 (12.3)
 Diabetes 125 (22.0)
 Liver 15 (2.6)
 Hypertension 201 (35.1)
 Myocardial infarction 49 (8.9)
 Obesity 98 (17.3)
 TBI 8 (1.4)
 Tobacco use 72 (12.7)
Comorbid medical diagnoses
  Any 96.65
  Two 17.96
  Three or more 66.2
Service utilization
 Medical/surgical inpatient admission in prior year 24 (4.2)
 Medical/surgical inpatient admission in prior year 39 (6.9)