Baseline Variables between Groups Based on Mental Health Diagnosis Present in the Year before the Initial Knee Pain Visit
| Total | Depression n = 3179 | PTSD n = 1232 | Anxiety n = 2531 | Any MH Disorder n = 8490 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male n = 58,203 | Female n = 23,629 | Male n = 1440 (45.3%) | Female n = 1739 (54.7%) | Male n = 1013 (82.2%) | Female n = 219 (17.8%) | Male n = 1317 (52.0%) | Female n = 1214 (48.0%) | Male n = 4765 (56.1%) | Female - 3725 (43.9%) | |
| Mean age (SD) | 33.67 (8.63) | 32.39 (7.96) | 34.88 (8.29) | 32.88 (7.78) | 34.21 (7.47) | 32.29 (8.10) | 34.67 (7.85) | 32.62 (7.57) | 34.63 (8.38) | 32.49 (7.69) |
| Age category n (%) | ||||||||||
| 17–30 31–40 41–50 | 24,465 (42.0) 18,931 (32.5) 14,807 (25.4) | 10,814 (45.8) 8539 (36.1) 4276 (18.1) | 506 (35.1) 529 (36.7) 405 (28.1) | 756 (43.5) 666 (38.3) 317 (18.2) | 379 (37.4) 404 (39.9) 230 (22.7) | 102 (46.6) 75 (34.2) 42 (19.2) | 474 (36.0) 499 (37.9) 344 (26.1) | 522 (43.0) 486 (40.0) 206 (17.0) | 1753 (36.8) 1696 (35.6) 1316 (27.6) | 1663 (44.7) 1424 (38.2) 636 (17.1) |
| Sponsor Service* | ||||||||||
| Army Air Force Navy Marines Coast Guard Other/unknown | 28,260 (48.6) 15,114 (26.0) 6526 (11.2) 4779 (8.2) 1201 (2.1) 2323 (4.0) | 10,106 (42.8) 6894 (29.2) 2882 (12.2) 1708 (7.2) 584 (2.5) 1455 (6.2) | 864 (60.0) 278 (19.3) 144 (10.0) 98 (6.8) 12 (0.8) 44 (3.1) | 836 (48.1) 429 (24.7) 195 (11.2) 137 (7.9) 33 (1.9) 109 (6.3) | 786 (77.6) 72 (7.1) 39 (3.8) 98 (9.7) 0 18 (1.8) | 127 (58.0) 55 (25.1) 13 (5.9) 14 (6.4) 4 (1.8) 6 (2.7) | 808 (61.4) 247 (18.8) 120 (9.1) 79 (6.0) 23 (1.7) 40 (3.0) | 560 (46.1) 306 (25.2) 135 (11.1) 112 (9.2) 29 (2.4) 72 (5.9) | 2970 (62.3) 878 (18.4) 439 (9.2) 293 (6.1) 53 (1.1) 132 (2.8) | 1762 (47.3) 965 (25.9) 395 (10.6) 293 (7.9) 84 (2.3) 224 (6.0) |
| Active duty (vs retired veteran) | 52,062 (89.4) | 22,832 (96.6) | 1239 (86.0) | 1683 (96.8) | 933 (92.1) | 210 (95.9) | 1180 (89.6) | 1188 (97.9) | 4203 (88.2) | 3624 (97.3) |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||||||||
| Junior Enlisted Senior Enlisted Junior Officer Senior Officer Other/unknown | 23,910 (41.3) 23,623 (40.8) 5286 (9.1) 5058 (8.7) 326 (0.6) | 9313 (39.4) 8944 (37.9) 2826 (12.0) 2453 (10.4) 93 (0.4) | 614 (42.6) 653 (45.3) 82 (5.7) 90 (6.3) 1 (0.1) | 726 (41.7) 702 (40.4) 167 (9.6) 144 (8.3) 0 | 457 (45.1) 462 (45.6) 49 (4.8) 45 (4.4) 0 | 107 (48.9) 83 (37.9) 16 (7.3) 13 (5.9) 0 | 561 (42.6) 607 (46.1) 74 (5.6) 75 (5.7) 0 | 510 (42.0) 484 (39.9) 120 (9.9) 100 (8.2) 0 | 2041 (42.8) 2153 (45.2) 272 (5.7) 294 (6.2) 5 (0.1) | 1628 (43.7) 1422 (38.2) 363 (9.8) 310 (8.3) 0 |
PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; MH, mental health; SD, standard deviation.
↵* For spouse or other dependent, this is the status of the individual in the family that is directly affiliated with the military.