Table 1 Comparisons of socio-demographic characteristics, comorbid disorders, and symptoms of men with with borderline personality bisorder, borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and neither disorder on socio-demographic characteristics and comorbid disorders and symptoms

 Mean age at time of interview (SD)

32.20

33.51

33.16

33.15

F(3) = 1.89

(1.53)

(1.40)

(1.61)

(1.59)

p = 0.131

 % Married or in a common law marriage (n)

33.3

44

61.2

70

FET

(4)

(11)

(30)

(156)

p = 0.005

 % Completed high school (n)

75.0

28.0

44.9

84.4

X²(3) = 60.36

(9)

(7)

(22

(189)

p < 0.001

 % Employed at time of interview (n)

100.0

80.0

87.5

95.5

X²(3) = 10.79

(12)

(16)

(42)

(210)

p = 0.013

 % Report having children (n)

25.0

40.0

46.9

40.6

FET

(3)

(10)

(23)

(91)

p = 0.118

 % Anxiety disorder (n)

41.7

16.0

16.3

9.9

FET

(5)

(4)

(8)

(22)

p = 0.014

 % Major Depression (n)

58.3

48.1

20.4

9.5

X²(3) = 43.01

(7)

(13)

(10)

(21)

p < 0.001

 % Alcohol abuse (n)

33.3

16.0

31.3

35.7

FET

(4)

(4)

(15)

(80)

p = 0.253

 % Alcohol Dependence (n)

50.0

68.0

50.0

12.1

FET

(6)

(17)

(24)

(27)

p < 0.001

 % Drug abuse (n)

25.0

36.0

58.3

29.1

FET

(3)

(9)

(28)

(65)

p = 0.002

 % Drug dependence (n)

58.3

92.0

87.5

29.6

X²(3) = 79.64

(7)

(23)

(42)

(66)

p < 0.001

 % Recurrent thoughts of death (n)

50.0

72.0

31.3

10.8

FET

(6)

(18)

(15)

(24)

p < 0.001

 % Thoughts of death (n)

33.3

64.0

30.6

11.6

FET

(4)

(16)

(15)

(26)

p < 0.001

 % Suicidal ideation (n)

58.3

44.0

18.4

6.3

FET

(7)

(11)

(9)

(14)

p < 0.001

 % Suicidal plan (n)

0.0

16.0

2.0

1.3

FET

(0)

(4)

(1)

(3)

p = 0.007

 % Suicide attempt (n)

16.7

20.0

8.2

1.8

FET

(2)

(5)

(4)

(4)

p < 0.001