Table 1.

Medical conditions associated with Gulf War Illness.

Condition	GW Veterans vs. Gulf Era Veterans (% Difference)	Adjusted Odds Ratio and 95% Confidence Interval
Chronic multisymptom illness	43.9% vs. 20.3%	2.36; 1.94, 2.86
Chronic fatigue syndrome	11.8% vs. 5.3%	2.36; 1.94, 2.86
Neuralgia	9.4% vs. 6.3%	1.65; 1.40, 1.95
Gastritis	20.2% vs. 14.3%	1.59; 1.35, 1.73
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	8.4% vs. 6.3%	1.48; 1.23, 1.78
Fibromyalgia	3.7% vs. 2.9%	1.48; 1.15, 1.91
Tachycardia	8.1% vs. 5.9%	1.47; 1.20, 1.79
Dermatitis	27.4% vs. 21.1%	1.44; 1.27, 1.63
Rheumatoid arthritis	9.9% vs. 7.9%	1.40; 1.17, 1.67
Seizures	2.7% vs. 2.0%	1.38; 1.03, 1.85
Coronary heart disease	5.6% vs. 5.3%	1.32; 1.09, 1.59
Migraine headaches	20.3% vs. 16.1%	1.30; 1.15, 1.47
Hypertension	43.0% vs. 40.0%	1.22; 1.10, 1.35
Asthma	10.2% vs. 9.0%	1.22; 1.04, 1.44
Unspecified arthritis	33.9% vs. 31.8%	1.16; 1.05, 1.29
Irritable bowel syndrome	24.4% vs. 14.3%	2.10; 1.79, 2.45
Functional dyspepsia:	27.7% vs. 15.9%	1.94; 1.75, 2.17
PTSD in the past 4 weeks	20.9% vs. 11.5%	1.93; 1.67, 2.24
Major depressive disorder, past 2 weeks	32.9% vs. 22.9%	1.56; 1.41, 1.73
Other depressive disorder, past 2 weeks	23.5% vs. 19.1%	1.24; 1.08, 1.38
Other anxiety disorder, past 4 weeks	18.7% vs. 14.4%	1.34; 1.17, 1.54
Somatic symptom severity, past 4 weeks	16.1% vs. 8.3%	2.10; 1.79, 2.45

Source: Ref. [7].