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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample

From: The comorbidity of borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: revisiting the prevalence and associations in a general population sample

Characteristics

PTSD-only

BPD-only

Comorbid

(n = 3074)

(n = 483)

(n = 547)

n (column %, row %)

n (column %, row %)

n (column %, row %)

Gender

   

 Male

815 (26.5, 67.8)

224 (46.4, 18.7)

162 (29.6, 13.5)

 Female

2259 (73.5, 77.8)

259 (53.6, 8.9)

385 (70.4, 13.3)

Age

   

 20–29

381 (12.4, 63.2)

111 (23.0, 18.4)

111 (20.3, 18.4)

 30–44

1007 (32.8, 72.0)

181 (37.5, 12.9)

211 (38.6, 15.1)

 45–64

1246 (40.5, 77.6)

156 (32.3, 9.7)

203 (37.1, 12.6)

 65+

440 (14.3, 88.5)

35 (7.2, 7.0)

22 (4.0, 4.4)

Race/Ethnicity

   

 African American

661 (21.5, 75.1)

98 (8.8, 11.4)

121 (22.1, 13.8)

 American Indian/Alaskan

68 (2.2, 68.0)

11 (2.3, 11.0)

21 (3.8, 21.0)

 Asian/Pacific Islander

66 (2.1, 84.6)

9 (1.9, 11.5)

3 (0.5, 3.9)

 Caucasian

1774 (57.7, 75.4)

288 (59.6,12.2)

290 (53.0, 12.3)

 Hispanic

505 (16.4, 72.8)

77 (15.9, 11.1)

112 (20.5, 16.1)

Education

   

 < High school

538 (17.5, 74.0)

82 (17.0, 11.3)

107 (19.6, 14.7)

 High school or equivalent

806 (26.2, 72.0)

156 (32.3, 13.9)

158 (28.9, 14.1)

 Some college+

1730 (56.3, 76.7)

245 (50.7, 10.9)

282 (51.6, 12.5)

Marital status

   

 Married/cohabiting

1483 (48.2, 78.6)

197 (40.8, 10.4)

206 (37.7, 10.9)

 Widowed/separated/divorced

1049 (34.1, 74.6)

159 (32.9, 11.3)

199 (36.4, 14.1)

 Never married

542 (17.6, 66.8)

127 (26.3, 15.7)

142 (26.0, 17.5)

Household income

   

 $0–$19,999

890 (29.0, 70.7)

133 (27.5, 10.6)

236 (43.1, 18.7)

 $20,000–$34,999

677 (22.0, 75.3)

106 (21.9, 11.8)

116 (21.2, 12.9)

 $35,000–$59,999

681 (22.2, 73.8)

133 (27.5, 14.4)

109 (19.9, 11.8)

 $60,000+

826 (26.9, 80.7)

111 (23.0, 10.9)

86 (15.7, 8.4)

U.S. region

   

 New England

134 (4.4, 74.9)

15 (3.1, 8.4)

30 (5.5, 16.8)

 Mid Atlantic

414 (13.5, 74.6)

63 (13.0, 11.4)

78 (14.3, 14.1)

 East North Central

419 (13.6, 73.6)

60 (12.4, 10.5)

90 (16.5, 15.8)

 West North Central

173 (5.6, 80.1)

21 (4.3, 9.7)

22 (4.0, 10.2)

 South Atlantic

643 (20.9, 75.8)

103 (21.3, 12.1)

102 (18.6, 12.0)

 East South Central

212 (6.9, 75.7)

25 (5.2, 8.9)

43 (7.9, 15.4)

 West South Central

294 (9.6, 72.8)

52 (10.8, 12.9)

58 (10.6, 14.4)

 Mountain

230 (7.5, 75.2)

45 (9.3, 14.7)

31 (5.7, 10.1)

 Pacific

555 (18.1, 74.3)

99 (20.5, 13.3)

93 (17.0, 12.4)