Table 1 Frequencies and percentage of participant characteristics by problematic anger status
From: Problematic anger among military personnel after combat deployment: prevalence and risk factors
Variables | Study sample (N) | No problematic anger | Problematic anger | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Sample | 6205 | 5428 | 91.6% | 496 | 8.4% | |
Demographics | ||||||
 Age | ||||||
  Below 42 years | 3499 | 2951 | 54.4% | 352 | 71.0% | |
  42 years or more | 2706 | 2477 | 45.6% | 144 | 29.0% | |
 Sex | ||||||
  Female | 512 | 455 | 8.4% | 38 | 7.7% | |
  Male | 5693 | 4973 | 91.6% | 458 | 92.3% | |
 Cohabitation status | ||||||
  No | 1237 | 1061 | 19.5% | 109 | 22.0% | |
  Yes | 4959 | 4367 | 80.5% | 387 | 78.0% | |
 Highest civilian education | ||||||
  Elementary school | 72 | 57 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.8% | |
  High school | 886 | 171 | 13.7% | 31 | 21.8% | |
  Vocational education | 829 | 570 | 12.9% | 77 | 16.1% | |
  Bachelor’s degree | 2232 | 1987 | 36.6% | 165 | 33.3% | |
  Postgraduate degree | 2174 | 1944 | 35.8% | 134 | 27.0% | |
 Employment status | ||||||
  Fulltime employee | 5421 | 4784 | 88.1% | 408 | 82.3% | |
  Part-time employee | 72 | 57 | 1.1% | 11 | 2.2% | |
  Self-employed | 161 | 131 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.8% | |
  Unemployed, receiving benefits | 163 | 113 | 2.1% | 38 | 7.7% | |
  Retired | 280 | 264 | 4.9% | 8 | 1.6% | |
  Other | 97 | 79 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.4% | |
Military service background characteristics | ||||||
 Rank | ||||||
  Junior Enlisted | 1662 | 1345 | 25.3% | 212 | 43.7% | |
  Non-commissioned Officer | 589 | 512 | 9.6% | 49 | 10.1% | |
  Junior officer | 2391 | 2118 | 39.9% | 171 | 35.3% | |
  Senior officer | 1313 | 1235 | 23.2% | 42 | 8.7% | |
  Civilian | 120 | 104 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.3% | |
 Transition status | ||||||
  No transition | 2500 | 2309 | 44.7% | 120 | 25.7% | |
  Returned to military service | 189 | 157 | 3.0% | 24 | 5.1% | |
  Immediate transition to civilian | 1435 | 1185 | 22.9% | 154 | 33.0% | |
  Delayed transition to civilian | 1280 | 1106 | 21.4% | 120 | 25.7% | |
  Transition to civilian with reserve/home guard service | 483 | 708 | 7.9% | 49 | 10.5% | |
 War zone exposure | ||||||
  No exposure | 450 | 417 | 7.7% | 18 | 3.6% | |
  Low exposure | 2141 | 1968 | 36.3% | 97 | 19.6% | |
  Moderate exposure | 1742 | 1523 | 28.1% | 146 | 29.4% | |
  High exposure | 1824 | 1520 | 28.0% | 235 | 47.4% | |
Physical health | ||||||
 Headaches | ||||||
  No | 4383 | 4125 | 76.0% | 238 | 48.0% | |
  Yes | 1569 | 1303 | 24.0% | 258 | 52.0% | |
 Gastrointestinal pain | ||||||
  No | 4021 | 3786 | 69.7% | 221 | 44.6% | |
  Yes | 1927 | 1448 | 30.3% | 207 | 55.4% | |
 Fatigue | ||||||
  No | 4680 | 4453 | 82.0% | 211 | 42.5% | |
  Yes | 1267 | 975 | 18.0% | 285 | 57.5% | |
 Muscle and joint pain | ||||||
  No | 4266 | 3993 | 73.6% | 257 | 51.8% | |
  Yes | 1680 | 1435 | 26.4% | 239 | 48.2% | |
Psychological health | ||||||
 Deployment-related shame | ||||||
  No | 3927 | 3710 | 68.3% | 196 | 39.5% | |
  Yes | 2032 | 1718 | 31.7% | 300 | 60.5% | |
 Deployment-related guilt | ||||||
  No | 4781 | 4480 | 82.5% | 274 | 55.2% | |
  Yes | 1178 | 948 | 17.5% | 222 | 44.8% | |
 Posttraumatic stress disorder | ||||||
  No | 5426 | 4942 | 98.6% | 372 | 77.8% | |
  Yes | 180 | 69 | 1.4% | 106 | 22.2% | |
 Insomnia | ||||||
  No | 5636 | 5247 | 96.7% | 377 | 76.0% | |
  Yes | 300 | 181 | 3.3% | 119 | 24.0% | |
 Anxiety | ||||||
  No | 5693 | 5312 | 97.9% | 380 | 76.6% | |
  Yes | 233 | 116 | 2.1% | 116 | 23.4% | |
 Depression | ||||||
  No | 5761 | 5345 | 98.5% | 414 | 83.5% | |
  Yes | 165 | 83 | 1.5% | 82 | 16.5% | |
 Hazardous drinking | ||||||
  No | 5645 | 5217 | 98.9% | 427 | 91.8% | |
  Yes | 98 | 60 | 1.1% | 38 | 8.2% | |
 Satisfaction with life | ||||||
  Slightly to extremely dissatisfied | 643 | 458 | 8.5% | 185 | 37.6% | |
  Average satisfaction | 596 | 501 | 9.3% | 95 | 19.3% | |
  Satisfied to extremely satisfied | 4668 | 4456 | 82.3% | 212 | 43.1% | |