TABLE 3.
Race and Other Determinants of Mortality for Union Army Veterans, 1865–1914
| Union Army Data | 1900–1914, HR (95% CI) | 1865–1914, HR (95% CI) | 1880–1914, HR (95% CI) | 1890–1914, HR (95% CI) |
| Black only | 1.263 (1.150, 1.387) | 1.528 (1.438, 1.624) | 1.353 (1.272, 1.439) | 1.225 (1.147, 1.308) |
| Race and other determinants of mortalitya | ||||
| Black | 1.253 (1.140, 1.376) | 1.686 (1.580, 1.798) | 1.476 (1.383, 1.575) | 1.319 (1.231, 1.413) |
| Wound | 1.047 (0.987, 1.111) | 1.071 (1.024, 1.121) | 1.053 (1.006, 1.102) | 1.029 (0.982, 1.079) |
| Diarrhea | 1.018 (0.958, 1.081) | 1.038 (0.991, 1.087) | 1.030 (0.984, 1.079) | 1.030 (0.981, 1.080) |
| Syphilis | 1.020 (0.785, 1.326) | 1.044 (0.862, 1.264) | 1.036 (0.855, 1.256) | 1.075 (0.880, 1.312) |
| Malaria | 1.106 (0.929, 1.316) | 1.018 (0.891, 1.165) | 1.037 (0.907, 1.186) | 1.053 (0.916, 1.209) |
| Tuberculosis | 1.140 (0.921, 1.411) | 1.271 (1.083, 1.491) | 1.256 (1.069, 1.476) | 1.172 (0.989, 1.389) |
| Measles | 0.828 (0.711, 0.965) | 0.851 (0.754, 0.962) | 0.845 (0.748, 0.955) | 0.852 (0.750, 0.967) |
| Typhoid | 0.877 (0.789, 0.976) | 0.880 (0.810, 0.957) | 0.882 (0.811, 0.959) | 0.880 (0.807, 0.960) |
| Respiratory disease | 1.092 (1.010, 1.181) | 1.054 (0.992, 1.119) | 1.043 (0.982, 1.107) | 1.028 (0.966, 1.095) |
| Missing | 3.023 (2.851, 3.205) | 2.843 (2.680, 3.015) | 2.788 (2.615, 2.973) | |
| Total sample | 10 790 | 18 071 | 17 663 | 16 455 |
Notes. CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio.
a
Controls for age.