Table 1.
Sociodemographic data for 1000 Gulf war veterans in study, all Gulf veterans, and personnel serving elsewhere. Values are numbers (percentages) of veterans
| Study veterans (n=1000) | All Gulf veterans (n=53 462) | Veterans serving elsewhere (n=248 033)* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service: | |||
| Army | 768 (77) | 37 434 (70) | 113 141 (46) |
| Royal Navy | 66 (7) | 5 964 (11) | 55 960 (23) |
| Royal Air Force | 166 (17) | 10 064 (19) | 78 932 (32) |
| Sex: | |||
| Men | 954 (95) | 52 227 (98) | 230 590 (93) |
| Women | 46 (5) | 1 235 (2) | 17 443 (7) |
| Rank: | |||
| Officers | 86 (9) | 5 956 (11) | 36 661 (15) |
| Lower ranks | 911 (91) | 47 506 (89) | 211 372 (85) |
| Type of engagement: | |||
| Regulars | 927 (93) | 52 370 (98) | 247 466 (100) |
| Reservists | 68 (7) | 1 092 (2) | 567 (0.2) |
| Age on 1 January 1991 (years): | |||
| <20 | 78 (8) | 6 376 (12) | 32 862 (13) |
| 20- | 330 (33) | 18 988 (36) | 67 367 (27) |
| 25- | 225 (23) | 12 874 (24) | 53 054 (21) |
| 30- | 186 (19) | 7 886 (15) | 37 466 (15) |
| 35- | 101 (10) | 4 347 (8) | 26 898 (11) |
| ⩾40 | 79 (8) | 2 991 (6) | 30 386 (12) |
Information was lacking on engagement type for five patients, on rank for three patients, and on age for one patient.
*
On 1 January 1991.