TABLE 1.

Profile of Deployed Veterans in Veterans Cohort Study (N = 700)

Study Variable	N	% or Mean	95% CI
Age (mean)	700	58.9	58.1–59.7
Male gender	671	95.9	94.1–97.1
White race	653	93.3	91.2–94.9
Married	557	79.6	76.4–82.4
Some college or higher	399	57.0	53.3–60.6
Employed	313	44.7	41.1–48.4
OEF/OIF veteran	96	13.7	11.4–16.5
Served multiple combat tours	200	28.6	25.3–32.0
High combat exposure	148	21.1	18.3–24.3
Ever used VA health care services	354	50.6	46.9–54.3
Currently use VA health care services	283	40.4	36.8–44.2
Ever used mental health counseling services	351	50.1	46.4–53.9
Used mental health counseling services—past year	153	21.9	18.9–25.1
Lifetime major depression	129	18.4	15.7–21.5
Major depression—past year	44	6.2	4.7–8.3
Lifetime PTSD	67	9.6	7.6–12.0
PTSD—past year	47	6.7	5.1–8.8
Alcohol Dependence—past year	87	12.4	10.2–15.1
Heavy drinking—past month	83	11.9	9.6–14.5
Low self-esteem	195	27.9	24.7–31.3
Used alcohol/drugs to cope postdeployment	95	13.6	11.2–16.3
History of high childhood adversity	133	19.0	16.3–22.1
Low psychological resilience	149	21.3	18.4–24.5

Note. Study veterans included Vietnam (72.0%), Gulf (9.7%), Afghanistan/Iraq (13.7%), and other warzone veterans (4.6%). Service branches included Air Force (21.3%), Army (55.4%), Navy (10.6%), and Marines (12.0%). EF/OIF = Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom; PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder; VA = Veterans Affairs.