Table 3.
Distribution and univariate analysis of sociodemographic and military characteristics of disabled Gulf veterans, non-disabled Gulf veterans, disabled Bosnia veterans, and Era veterans. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Disabled Gulf veterans (n=111) | Non-disabled Gulf veterans (n=98) | Disabled Bosnia veterans (n=54) | Disabled Era veterans (n=79) | Disabled Gulf veterans v non-disabled Gulf veterans (χ2 (df), P value) | Disabled Gulf veterans v disabled Bosnia and Era veterans combined (χ2 (df), P value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex: | ||||||
| Male | 105 (95) | 93 (95) | 50 (93) | 71 (90) | 0.01 (1), 0.922 | 1.16 (1), 0.282 |
| Female | 6 (5) | 5 (5) | 4 (7) | 8 (10) | ||
| Age (years): | ||||||
| 21-30 | 25 (23) | 33 (34) | 29 (54) | 12 (15) | 11.35 (2), 0.003 | 2.25 (2), 0.325 |
| 31-40 | 53 (48) | 54 (55) | 21 (39) | 34 (43) | ||
| >40 | 33 (30) | 11 (11) | 4 (7) | 33 (42) | ||
| Marital status: | ||||||
| Married or cohabiting | 71 (64) | 77 (79) | 41 (76) | 56 (71) | 8.29 (2), 0.016 | 4.18 (2), 0.124 |
| Divorced or separated | 17 (15) | 14 (14) | 9 (17) | 12 (15) | ||
| Never married | 23 (21) | 7 (7) | 4 (7) | 11 (14) | ||
| Service status: | ||||||
| In service | 33 (30) | 52 (53) | 32 (59) | 24 (30) | 11.74 (1), 0.001 | 3.99 (1), 0.046 |
| Left service | 78 (70) | 46 (47) | 22 (41) | 55 (70) | ||
| Rank: | ||||||
| Private | 28 (25) | 16 (16) | 16 (30) | 8 (10) | 7.92 (2), 0.019 | 6.04 (2), 0.049 |
| Non-commissioned officer | 79 (71) | 69 (70) | 34 (63) | 60 (76) | ||
| Commissioned officer | 4 (4) | 13 (13) | 4 (7) | 11 (14) | ||
| Current disability status: | ||||||
| Disabled* | 65 (60) | 11 (11) | 36 (67) | 39 (50) | 52.1 (2), <0.005 | 241.0 (5), <0.0005 |
| Not disabled | 44 (40) | 87 (89) | 18 (33) | 39 (50) |
*
Score <72.2 on SF-36 physical functioning subscale at phase 2: missing observations in two disabled Gulf veterans and one disabled Era veteran owing to lack of data at phase 2.