Table 1.
Recently divorced | Stayed married | Total | ||||
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n =1545 | n = 27,769 | n =29,314 | ||||
Baseline characteristicsb | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 959 | 62.07 | 22800 | 82.11 | 23759 | 81.05 |
Female | 586 | 37.93 | 4969 | 17.89 | 5555 | 18.95 |
Age | ||||||
Born before 1960 | 236 | 15.28 | 7581 | 27.30 | 7817 | 26.67 |
1960-1969 | 668 | 43.24 | 13195 | 47.52 | 13863 | 47.29 |
1970-1979 | 599 | 38.77 | 6767 | 24.37 | 7366 | 25.13 |
1980 and after | 42 | 2.72 | 226 | 0.81 | 268 | 0.91 |
Education | ||||||
Some college or less | 1212 | 78.45 | 18289 | 65.86 | 19501 | 66.52 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 333 | 21.55 | 9480 | 34.14 | 9813 | 33.48 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
White, non-Hispanic | 1098 | 71.07 | 20171 | 72.64 | 21269 | 72.56 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 214 | 13.85 | 2853 | 10.27 | 3067 | 10.46 |
Other | 233 | 15.08 | 4745 | 17.09 | 4978 | 16.98 |
Combat deployment | ||||||
Not deployed | 1030 | 66.67 | 19076 | 68.70 | 20106 | 68.59 |
Deployed, without combat | 279 | 18.06 | 4345 | 15.65 | 4624 | 15.77 |
Deployed, with combat | 236 | 15.28 | 4348 | 15.66 | 4584 | 15.64 |
Prior deployment | ||||||
Yes | 445 | 28.80 | 9053 | 32.60 | 9498 | 32.40 |
No | 1100 | 71.20 | 18716 | 67.40 | 19816 | 67.60 |
Military pay grade | ||||||
Enlisted | 1263 | 81.75 | 18807 | 67.73 | 20070 | 68.47 |
Officer | 282 | 18.25 | 8962 | 32.27 | 9244 | 31.53 |
Service component | ||||||
Active duty | 873 | 56.50 | 14951 | 53.84 | 15824 | 53.98 |
Reserve/National Guard | 672 | 43.50 | 12818 | 46.16 | 13490 | 46.02 |
Service branch | ||||||
Army | 721 | 46.67 | 12940 | 46.60 | 13661 | 46.60 |
Navy/Coast Guard | 228 | 14.76 | 4373 | 15.75 | 4601 | 15.70 |
Air Force | 538 | 34.82 | 9432 | 33.97 | 9970 | 34.01 |
Marines | 58 | 3.75 | 1024 | 3.69 | 1082 | 3.69 |
Military occupation | ||||||
Combat specialist | 273 | 17.67 | 6402 | 23.05 | 6675 | 22.77 |
Health care | 165 | 10.68 | 2997 | 10.79 | 3162 | 10.79 |
Other | 1107 | 71.65 | 18370 | 66.15 | 19477 | 66.44 |
History of potential alcohol dependencec | ||||||
Yes | 296 | 19.16 | 4617 | 16.63 | 4913 | 16.76 |
No | 1249 | 80.84 | 23152 | 83.37 | 24401 | 83.24 |
Smoking status | ||||||
Current smoker | 317 | 20.52 | 3958 | 14.25 | 4275 | 14.58 |
Other | 1228 | 79.48 | 23811 | 85.75 | 25039 | 85.42 |
Body mass indexd | ||||||
Underweight and normal weight | 701 | 45.37 | 8670 | 31.22 | 9371 | 31.97 |
Overweight | 717 | 46.41 | 15975 | 57.53 | 16692 | 56.94 |
Obese | 127 | 8.22 | 3124 | 11.25 | 3251 | 11.09 |
Mental component summary scoree | ||||||
Lowest 15th percentile | 296 | 19.16 | 2568 | 9.25 | 2864 | 9.77 |
Middle 70th percentile | 1043 | 67.51 | 19553 | 70.41 | 20596 | 70.26 |
Highest 15th percentile | 206 | 13.33 | 5648 | 20.34 | 5854 | 19.97 |
Physical component summary scoree | ||||||
Lowest 15th percentile | 188 | 12.17 | 3604 | 12.98 | 3792 | 12.94 |
Middle 70th percentile | 1065 | 68.93 | 20675 | 74.45 | 21740 | 74.16 |
Highest 15th percentile | 292 | 18.90 | 3490 | 12.57 | 3782 | 12.90 |
a Participants in this study completed a baseline survey in 2001–2003 and completed a follow-up survey in 2004–2006. Marital status assessed from baseline to first follow-up, where those who were “recently divorced” were married at their baseline survey and got divorced before their follow-up survey, those who “stayed married” were married throughout the study period
b All characteristics were significantly associated with exposure at p < 0.05, except for service branch (p = 0.74)
c Potential alcohol dependence is defined as at least 1 positive response to the CAGE questionnaire (Cutting down, Annoyance by criticism, Guilty feeling, and Eye-openers)
d Body mass index is defined using Center for Disease Control and Prevention standards of Underweight (Less than 18.5 kg/m2), Normal range (18.5-24.99), Overweight (25–29.9), and Obese (≥30.0)
e Mental component summary score and physical component summary score are obtained from the Short Form-36 Question Health Survey for Veterans (SF-36 V)