Suicide risk among veterans using VHA justice-involved services: a latent class analysis

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Sample Characteristics of Veterans Using VHA Justice-Related Services (N = 180,454)

Variable	n	%
Age
18–39	36,867	20.4
40–49	30,646	17.0
50–59	48,524	26.9
60–69	48,598	26.9
≥70	15,819	8.8
Sex
Male	169,006	93.9
Female	10,919	6.1
Race
White	116,260	64.4
Black	55,309	30.6
American Indian/Alaska Native	2,501	1.4
Asian	1,235	0.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander	205	0.1
Other	4,944	2.7
Ethnicity
Hispanic	14,458	8.1
Non-Hispanic	164,998	91.9
Rural	24,830	13.9
Service connected	19,202	10.6
PTSD	89,450	49.6
Adjustment disorder	72,808	40.3
Anxiety disorder	92,887	51.5
Depressive disorder	114,722	63.6
Bipolar disorder	31,835	17.6
Alcohol use disorder	113,920	63.1
Substance use disorder	117,686	65.2
Personality disorder	35,809	19.8
Schizophrenia	19,897	11.0
Other psychotic disorder	25,662	14.2
Positive MST screen	15,751	8.7
Documented TBI	29,203	16.2
Charlson Comorbidity Index
0	138,140	76.6
1	26,264	14.6
≥2	16,050	8.9
VHA homeless service use	111,843	62.0

Note. Data were missing as follows: sex (n = 529), ethnicity (n = 998), and rural (n = 1,507). Charlson Comorbidity Index calculated for study time frame. MST = military sexual trauma; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; TBI = traumatic brain injury; VHA = Veterans Health Administration

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