Table 2.
Average annual weight changes and differences in annual and 6-year changes in weight (kg) by military discharge status, Millennium Cohort Study, 2001–2007
| Discharged from the military between 2001 and 2004 |
Discharged from the military between 2004 and 2007 |
Remained in the military during follow-up |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | |||
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Average annual weight change (kg /year)a |
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| 2001 to 2004 | |||
| Overall | +1.3 (+1.3, +1.4) | +1.0 (+0.9, +1.1) | +0.7 (+0.7, +0.7) |
| Men | +1.3 (+1.2, +1.3) | +0.9 (+0.8, +0.9) | +0.7 (+0.6, +0.7) |
| Women | +1.5 (+1.3, +1.6) | +1.3 (+1.1, +1.5) | +0.9 (+0.8, +0.9) |
| 2004 to 2007 | |||
| Overall | +0.7 (+0.6, +0.7) | +1.2 (+0.9, +1.1) | +0.6 (+0.6, +0.6) |
| Men | +0.7 (+0.6, +0.8) | +1.2 (+1.1, +1.3) | +0.6 (+0.6, +0.6) |
| Women | +0.6 (+0.4, +0.7) | +1.2 (+1.0, +1.3) | +0.6 (+0.5, +0.6) |
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Difference in average annual weight change (95% CI)b |
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| 2001–2004 | |||
| Overall | +0.6 (+0.5, +0.7) | +0.3 (+0.2, +0.3) | Reference |
| Men | +0.6 (+0.5, +0.7) | +0.2 (+0.1, +0.3) | Reference |
| Women | +0.6 (+0.4, +0.8) | +0.4 (+0.2, +0.6) | Reference |
| 2004–2007 | |||
| Overall | +0.3 (−0.1, +0.1) | +0.5 (+0.5, +0.6) | Reference |
| Men | +0.1 (−0.0, +0.2) | +0.5 (+0.4, +0.6) | Reference |
| Women | −0.1 (−0.2, +0.1) | +0.6 (+0.4, +0.7) | Reference |
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Difference in 6-year weight change from 2001 to 2007 (95% CI)b |
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| Overall | +1.7 (+1.3, +2.0) | +2.1 (+1.8, +2.5) | Reference |
| Men | +1.6 (+1.2, +2.0) | +2.1 (+1.8, +2.5) | Reference |
| Women | +1.9 (+1.2, +2.6) | +2.2 (+1.5, +2.9) | Reference |
a
Note that 2001–2004 represents the time period concurrent with discharge for those who were discharged from the military between 2001 and 2004 and 2004–2007 represents the time period following discharge for this group and concurrent with discharge for those who were discharged from the military between 2004 and 2007.
b
Adjusted for time between surveys, age, sex (overall estimates only), body mass index, education, marital status, race/ethnicity, service component, branch of service, smoking status, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and depression symptoms.
CI, confidence interval