Gender differences in chronic medical, psychiatric, and substance-dependence disorders among jail inmates

I.A. Binswanger, J.O. Merrill, P.M. Krueger, M.C. White, R.E. Booth and J.G. Elmore

American Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 100, issue 3, 476-482

Abstract: Objectives. We investigated whether there were gender differences in chronic medical, psychiatric, and substance-dependence disorders among jail inmates and whether substance dependence mediated any gender differences found. Methods. We analyzed data from a nationally representative survey of 6982 US jail inmates. Weighted estimates of disease prevalence were calculated by gender for chronic medical disorders (cancer, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, hepatitis, and cirrhosis), psychiatric disorders (depressive, bipolar, psychotic, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and personality), and substancedependence disorders. We conducted logistic regression to examine the relationship between gender and these disorders. Results. Compared with men, women had a significantly higher prevalence of all medical and psychiatric conditions (P≤.01 for each) and drug dependence (P

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.149591

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