Table 2 Pre-incarceration health by group and sex, Ontario, Canada (N = 39,498)
| Â | Overall | Women | Men | Pre-incarceration Women vs. Men | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Pre-incarceration Group N = 6,583 | Matched Comparison Group N = 32,915 | Weighted Standardized Difference | Pre-incarceration Group N = 449 | Matched Comparison Group N = 2,245 | Weighted Standardized Difference | Pre-incarceration Group N = 6,134 | Matched Comparison Group N = 30,670 | Weighted Standardized Difference | Weighted Standardized Difference |
Injuries | ||||||||||
  TBI | 744 (11.3%) | 957 (2.9%) | 0.331*** | 44 (9.8%) | 46 (2.0%) | 0.333*** | 700 (11.4%) | 911 (3.0%) | 0.331*** | 0.05 |
  Self-harm | 324 (4.9%) | 136 (0.4%) | 0.283*** | 45 (10.0%) | 16 (0.7%) | 0.422*** | 279 (4.5%) | 120 (0.4%) | 0.270*** | 0.21*** |
  Assault | 1,008 (15.3%) | 625 (1.9%) | 0.493*** | 54 (12.0%) | 16 (0.7%) | 0.476*** | 954 (15.6%) | 609 (2.0%) | 0.494*** | 0.10* |
  Accident | 2,741 (41.6%) | 8,031 (24.4%) | 0.373 | 178 (39.6%) | 379 (16.9%) | 0.522*** | 2,563 (41.8%) | 7,652 (24.9%) | 0.363*** | 0.04 |
Sexually Transmitted Infection | 677 (10.3%) | 956 (2.9%) | 0.301*** | 55 (12.2% | 64 (2.9%) | 0.362*** | 622 (10.1%) | 892 (2.9%) | 0.296*** | 0.07 |
Mental Illness & Substance Use | ||||||||||
  Alcohol use | 1,126 (17.1%) | 874 (2.7%) | 0.499*** | 84 (18.7%) | 27 (1.2%) | 0.611*** | 1,042 (17.0%) | 847 (2.8%) | 0.491*** | 0.04 |
  Drug use | 2,244 (34.1%) | 1,201 (3.6%) | 0.844*** | 211 (47.0%) | 70 (3.1%) | 1.174*** | 2,033 (33.1%) | 1,131 (3.7%) | 0.822*** | 0.29*** |
  Psychosis | 711 (10.8%) | 491 (1.5%) | 0.395*** | 48 (10.7%) | 22 (1.0%) | 0.423*** | 663 (10.8%) | 469 (1.5%) | 0.393*** | 0.00 |
  Depression | 2,237 (34.0%) | 2,318 (7.0%) | 0.708*** | 177 (39.4%) | 234 (10.4%) | 0.712*** | 2,060 (33.6%) | 2,084 (6.8%) | 0.708*** | 0.12** |