Table 2 Incarcerated Women’s Health Status and Problems According to Survey and Medical Charts Data (n = 60)
Variables | Study sample | |
|---|---|---|
n or else specified | % or else specified | |
Self-reported health status | ||
Very good | 9 | 15.0 |
Good | 14 | 23.3 |
Fairly good | 18 | 30.0 |
Poor | 12 | 20.0 |
Very poor | 7 | 11.7 |
Felt actual pain on the day of the survey (% yes) | 39 | 65.0 |
Felt that incarceration worsened health (% yes) a | 41 | 68.3 |
Self-reported any health problems (% yes) | 37 | 61.7 |
Physical health problems, STIs excluded (% yes) | 29 | 48.3 |
STIs (% yes) | 8 | 13.3 |
Mental health problems (% yes) | 26 | 43.3 |
Physical and mental health problems (% yes) | 21 | 35.0 |
BMI (kg/m2) | ||
At interview | ||
Mean BMI (M, SD) | 24.9 | 5.7 |
BMI category | ||
Underweight | 7 | 11.7 |
Normal Weight | 25 | 41.7 |
Overweight | 15 | 25.0 |
Obesity | 9 | 15.0 |
No data | 4 | 6.7 |
At incarceration | ||
Mean BMI (M, SD) | 24.1 | 5.7 |
BMI category | ||
Underweight | 7 | 11.7 |
Normal Weight | 28 | 46.7 |
Overweight | 9 | 15.0 |
Obesity | 9 | 15.0 |
No data | 7 | 11.7 |
Blood pressure (mmHg) | ||
At interview b | ||
Mean systolic (M, SD; range: 98–150) | 118.0 | 12.5 |
Mean diastolic (M, SD; range: 50–98) | 76.7 | 9.9 |
At incarceration a | ||
Mean systolic (M, SD; range: 90–157) | 117.4 | 14.4 |
Mean diastolic (M, SD; range: 60–113) | 78.2 | 9.6 |
Anxiety severity (GAD-7) | ||
Minimal or not anxious | 15 | 25.0 |
Mild | 14 | 23.3 |
Moderate | 12 | 20.0 |
Moderately severe | 18 | 30.0 |
Nonresponse | 1 | 1.7 |
Depression severity (PHQ-9) | ||
Minimal or not depressed | 8 | 13.3 |
Mild | 13 | 21.7 |
Moderate | 12 | 20.0 |
Moderately severe | 14 | 23.3 |
Severe | 12 | 20.0 |
Nonresponse | 1 | 1.7 |
Perceived stress severity (PSS-10) | ||
Low | 14 | 23.3 |
Moderate | 35 | 58.3 |
High | 10 | 16.7 |
Nonresponse | 1 | 1.7 |