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Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics

From: Perceived stigma and barriers to care in UK Armed Forces personnel and veterans with and without probable mental disorders

Index

N(%)

Mean age (SD)

41.6 (9.4)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

1213 (84.7%)

 Female

219 (15.3%)

Serving status, n (%)

 Serving

783 (54.7%)

 Left service

649 (45.3%)

Service branch

 Royal Navy or Royal Marines

197 (13.1%)

 Army

937 (65.9%)

 Royal Air Force

314 (21.0%)

Rank

 Officer

378 (26.4%)

 Non-commissioned officer

867 (60.5%)

 Junior rank

187 (13.1%)

Service type, n (%)

 Regular

1167 (81.5%)

 Reserve

265 (18.5%)

Met likely diagnostic criteria, n (%)

 PTSD

124 (8.7%)

 Alcohol misuse

266 (18.6%)

 CMDa

276 (19.3%)

  1. CMD common mental disorders, includes participants meeting case criteria for likely anxiety and depressive disorders, PTSD participants meeting case criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder, SD standard deviation
  2. a data missing for 1 participant