Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| Characteristics | Suicide Death | Controls | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age (Range), y | 27.3 (17–59) | 27.3 (18–58) | ns |
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| Active Duty, No. (%) | 800 (100%) | 800 (100%) | ns |
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| Sex | ns | ||
| Male, No. (%) | 765 (95.6%) | 765 (95.6%) | |
| Female, No. (%) | 35 (4.4%) | 35 (4.4%) | |
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| Ethnicity | 0.001 | ||
| Asian, No. (%) | 35 (4.4%) | 33 (4.1%) | |
| African American, No. (%) | 94 (11.8%) | 127 (15.9%) | |
| Hispanic, No. (%) | 66 (8.3%) | 104 (13.0%) | |
| Native American, No. (%) | 22 (2.8%) | 10 (1.3%) | |
| White, No. (%) | 558 (69.8%) | 503 (62.9%) | |
| Unknown/other, No. (%) | 25 (3.1%) | 23 (2.9%) | |
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| Rank | ns | ||
| Enlisted, No. (%) | 729 (91.1%) | 729 (91.1%) | |
| Commissioned Officer, No. | |||
| (%) | 62 (7.8%) | 64 (8.0%) | |
| Warrant Officer, No. (%) | 9 (1.1%) | 7 (0.9%) | |
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| Service | 0.04 | ||
| Army, No. (%) | 361 (45.1%) | 381 (47.6%) | |
| Air Force, No. (%) | 155 (19.4%) | 147 (18.4%) | |
| Marines, No. (%) | 126 (15.8%) | 153 (19.1%) | |
| Navy, No. (%) | 158 (19.8%) | 119 (14.9%) | |
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| Year of suicide death or matched case | ns | ||
| 2002, No. (%) | 78 (9.8%) | 78 (9.8%) | |
| 2003, No. (%) | 85 (10.6%) | 85 (10.6%) | |
| 2004, No. (%) | 103 (12.9%) | 103 (12.9%) | |
| 2005, No. (%) | 102 (12.8%) | 102 (12.8%) | |
| 2006, No. (%) | 128 (16.0%) | 128 (16.0%) | |
| 2007, No. (%) | 144 (18.0%) | 144 (18.0%) | |
| 2008, No. (%) | 160 (20.0%) | 160 (20.0%) | |
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| Deployed since 1990 | 0.001 | ||
| Never Deployed, No. (%) | 305 (38.1%) | 7 (0.9%) | |
| Yes Deployed No. (%) | 495 (61.9%) | 793 (99.1%) | |
a
Chi square comparisons, ns indicates non-significant.