Table 1.
Comparisons Between Women Veterans with Women Civilians and Men Veterans on Main Study Variables.
| Study Variable | Women Veterans (n=379) |
Women Civilians (n=20,007) |
Men Veterans (n=2,740) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (% unadj) or M (SD) |
n (% unadj) or M (SD) |
OR (95% CI) or SMD |
n (% unadj) or M (SD) |
OR (95% CI) or SMD |
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| Age, n (%) | 18–29 | 43 (8.56) | 4,430 (21.21) | 2.88 [1.97, 4.21] | 111 (3.41) | 0.38 [0.24, 0.59] |
| 30–44 | 105 (26.93) | 5,637 (25.16) | 0.91 [0.68. 1.22] | 383 (13.63) | 0.43 [0.31, 0.59] | |
| 45–64 | 172 (44.09) | 6,564 (34.75) | 0.68 [0.53, 0.87] | 1,110 (37.60) | 0.76 [0.59, 0.99] | |
| ≥65 | 59 (20.43) | 3,376 (18.88) | 0.91 [0.66, 1.25] | 1,136 (45.37) | 3.23 [2.32, 4.51] | |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | White, non-Hispanic | 233 (73.70) | 10,372 (65.57) | 0.68 [0.53, 0.87] | 1,897 (80.17) | 1.44 [1.10, 1.88] |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 101 (17.26) | 4,498 (12.41) | 0.68 [0.51, 0.90] | 504 (9.67) | 0.51 [0.38, 0.69] | |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 11 (2.50) | 1,235 (7.58) | 3.20 [1.61, 6.34] | 105 (3.67) | 1.49 [0.73, 3.04] | |
| Hispanic, any race | 34 (6.54) | 3,902 (14.44) | 2.41 [1.57, 3.70] | 234 (6.49) | 0.99 [0.63, 1.56] | |
| Annual household income <$20,000, n (%) | 72 (13.63) | 6,125 (23.25) | 1.92 [1.40, 2.62] | 557 (15.15) | 1.13 [0.81, 1.58] | |
| Married/living with someone, n (%) | 198 (58.96) | 11,242 (55.34) | 0.86 [0.67, 1.10] | 1,272 (68.56) | 1.52 [1.17, 1.97] | |
| Number of trauma types, M (SD) | 2.21 (1.95) | 1.65 (1.85) | −0.30 [−0.40, −0.20] | 2.17 (1.82) | −0.02 [−0.13, 0.09] | |
| Child abuse, n (%) | 57 (12.03) | 2,760 (14.13) | 1.20 [0.85, 1.70] | 177 (7.00) | 0.55 [0.37, 0.81] | |
| Interpersonal violence, n (%) | 102 (25.82) | 4,064 (19.33) | 0.69 [0.52, 0.92] | 440 (15.01) | 0.51 [0.37, 0.69] | |
| Combat, n (%) | 44 (13.33) | 104 (0.58) | 0.04 [0.02, 0.06] | 620 (22.30) | 1.86 [1.22, 2.85] | |
| Other trauma, n (%) | 171 (44.42) | 6,984 (36.30) | 0.71 [0.56, 0.92] | 1,489 (55.79) | 1.58 [1.21, 2.05] | |
| Stressful life events, M (SD) | 2.01 (2.96) | 1.63 (2.24) | −0.17 [−0.27, −0.07] | 1.29 (1.78) | −0.36 [−0.47, −0.25] | |
| Social support, M (SD) | 29.92 (6.73) | 30.19 (6.80) | 0.04 [−0.06, 0.14] | 29.35 (6.91) | −0.08 [−0.19, 0.03] | |
| Past-year PTSD, n (%) | 39 (11.40) | 1,214 (5.96) | 0.49 [0.31, 0.78] | 153 (5.19) | 0.43 [0.26, 0.70] | |
Note. All percentages are weighted. Reference group is women veterans for all analyses. Values in bold are significant at p < .050. SMD = standardized mean difference (i.e., mean difference between women veterans and comparison groups in standard deviation units).