Table 1.

Demographic data of study populations at baseline, including men who were lost to follow-up.

	No Retained Bullets N= 28	Retained Bullets N=80	Lost to Follow-Up N=31	p- value*
Age in years: Mean (SD)	28.6 (9.7)	29.0 (11.0)	25.6 (7.2)	0.28
Marital Status at baseline: N (%)				0.14
Married/Living w Partner	5 (18%)	26 (33%)	13 (42%)
Not Married/Living w Partner	23(82%)	54 (67%)	18(58%)
High school degree and higher: N (%)	24 (86%)	63 (79%)	27 (87%)	0.62
Employment status at Baseline: N (%)				0.36
Full-time	3 (11%)	24 (30%)	7 (23%)
Part-time	6 (21%)	14 (18%)	4 (13%)
Unemployed	19 (68%)	37 (46%)	18 (58%)
Student	0 (0%)	4 (5.0%)	2 (6%)
Retired	0 (0%)	1 (1%)	0 (0%)
Previously diagnosed with depression: N (%)	5 (18%)	13 (16%)	5 (16%)	0.98
Previously diagnosed with PTSD: N (%)	2 (7%)	4 (5%)	3(10%)	0.66
Previously diagnosed with anxiety: N (%)	1 (4%)	6 (7%)	3 (10%)	0.66

^*p-value is provided for comparison of study group versus individuals lost to follow-up