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Table 3 Mental health conditions and dependencies for the four groups

From: Disease profiles of detainees in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland: gender and age differences in substance abuse, mental health and chronic health conditions

Proportion of prisoners with a mental illness (ICD 10 codes) and psychiatric follow-up

All

Men

Older adults

Women

Chi 2

(N = 1664)

(N = 1524)

(N = 136)

(N = 140)

p-value

 

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

Sex

Age

Mental illness classified as a behavioral disorder due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)

26.3

24.2-28.4

25.6

23.4-27.9

19.1

12.8-26.7

32.8

25.1-41.3

NS

0.048

  Drugs (F11-12-13-19)

18.0

16.1-19.9

17.2

15.4-19.2

3.7

1.2-8.4

25.7

18.7-33.8

0.013

<0.001

  Pharmaceuticals (F13)

5.2

4.2-6.4

5.3

4.2-6.6

2.2

0.4-6.3

4.2

1.6-9.0

NS

NS

  Alcohol (F10)

9.5

8.0-11.1

9.4

8.0-11.0

16.2

10.4-23.4

10.7

6.1-17.0

NS

0.006

Schizophrenia (F 20-F29)

5.3

4.3-6.5

5.1

4.0-6.3

6.6

3.0-12.2

7.1

3.5-12.8

NS

NS

Mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39)

2.2

1.6-3.1

1.7

1.1-2.4

3.7

1.2-8.4

7.8

4.0-13.6

<0.001

NS

Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (F40-F49) = mainly reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

15.9

14.1-17.8

14.8

13.0-16.7

13.2

8.0-20.1

27.1

19.9-35.3

<0.001

NS

Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (F50-F59)

1.9

1.3-2.7

1.9

1.3-2.7

0.0

0.0

1.4

0.2-5.0

NS

NS

Disorders of adult personality and behavior (F60-69)

16.2

14.5-18.0

15.1

13.3-16.9

25.7

18.6-34.0

27.8

20.6-36.0

<0.001

<0.002

Mental retardation (F70-79) and other disorders (F80-99)

2.8

2.0-3.6

2.5

1.8-3.5

3.7

1.2-8.4

5.0

2.0-10.0

NS

NS

Any mental disorder (excluding substance use)

35.1

32.8-37.5

33.3

31.0-35.7

42.6

34.2-51.4

55.0

46.3-63.4

<0.001

0.050

  1. NS: not significant (at a 5 % level)