Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics and psychiatric disorder prevalence stratified by adoptive status and sex
| International adoptees (%) | Non-adoptees (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| n = 25 287 | n = 2 046 835 | |
| Characteristic | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 11 711 (46.31) | 1 048 815 (51.24) |
| Female | 13 576 (53.69) | 998 020 (48.76) |
| Maternal education | ||
| ⩽ 9 Years | 1 692 (6.69) | 177 806 (8.69) |
| 10–12 | 9 146 (36.17) | 985 426 (48.14) |
| 13–14 | 13 024 (51.50) | 820 575 (40.09) |
| 15 + | 383 (1.51) | 17 176 (0.84) |
| Missing data | 1 042 (4.12) | 45 853 (2.24) |
| Psychiatric disorders | ||
| AN | 181 (0.72) | 10 435 (0.51) |
| Male | 10 (0.09) | 609 (0.06) |
| Female | 171 (1.23) | 9 826 (0.98) |
| OED | 364 (1.44) | 16 809 (0.82) |
| Male | 30 (0.26) | 1 064 (0.10) |
| Female | 334 (2.46) | 15 745 (1.58) |
| MDD | 1 880 (6.63) | 80 962 (3.96) |
| Male | 686 (5.86) | 29 647 (2.83) |
| Female | 1 194 (8.79) | 51 315 (5.14) |
| OCD | 225 (0.89) | 12 591 (0.62) |
| Male | 105 (0.90) | 5 316 (0.51) |
| Female | 120 (0.88) | 7 275 (0.73) |
| Anxiety disorders | 1 676 (7.43) | 82 551 (4.03) |
| Male | 579 (4.94) | 29 782 (2.84) |
| Female | 1 097 (8.08) | 52 769 (5.29) |
AN, anorexia nervosa; OED, other eating disorder; MDD, major depressive disorder; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder.