Table 1.
Demographics.
| Demographics | Ft. Devens (n = 448) Mean ± SD or N (%) |
NHANES (n = 2959) Mean ± SD or N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age * | 53.93 ± 8.33 | 55.86 ± 10.23 |
| Male * | 54.13 ± 8.38 | 54.74 ± 9.04 |
| Female * | 52.15 ± 7.75 | 56.68 ± 10.90 |
| Sex * | ||
| Male | 401 (89.5) | 1249 (42.3) |
| Female | 47 (10.5) | 1710 (57.7) |
| Race/Ethnicity * | ||
| Black/African American | 12 (2.7) | 592 (10.4) |
| White/Caucasian | 416 (92.9) | 1189 (69.2) |
| Hispanic | 7 (1.6) | 731 (12.7) |
| Asian | 1 (0.2) | 389 (5.6) |
| Other/Multiracial | 10 (2.2) | 58 (1.9) |
| Missing | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) |
| Education * | ||
| Less than a high school diploma | 1 (0.2) | 762 (25.8) |
| High School Diploma | 80 (17.9) | 660 (22.3) |
| Other Training or Some College | 171 (38.2) | 803 (27.1) |
| College or Above | 195 (43.5) | 731 (24.7) |
| Missing | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) |
| Current Smoking * | ||
| Yes | 73 (16.3) | 588 (19.9) |
| No | 372 (83.0) | 2370 (80.1) |
| Missing | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.0) |
| Exposures | ||
| Self-reported Exposures | ||
| Chemical/Biological Warfare (CBW) | 178 (39.7) | |
| Missing CBW Data | 131 (29.2) | |
| Pyridostigmine Bromide (PB) pills | 247 (55.1) | |
| Missing PB Data | 89 (19.9) | |
| Prevalence of Gulf War Illness (GWI) | ||
| Fukuda Criteria | 265 (59.2) | |
| Male | 237 (59.1) | |
| Female | 28 (59.6) | |
| Fukuda—Severe Criteria | 58 (21.9) | |
| Male | 52 (21.9) | |
| Female | 6 (21.4) | |
| Kansas Criteria | 147 (32.8) | |
| Male | 132 (32.9) | |
| Female | 15 (31.9) | |
| Prevalence of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) | 26 (9.4) | |
| Male | 21 (8.7) | |
| Female | 5 (13.5) | |
| Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) | 47 (16.4) | |
| Male | 38 (15.4) | |
| Female | 9 (23.1) | |
| Prevalence of Fibromyalgia | 11 (3.7) | |
| Male | 8 (3.1) | |
| Female | 3 (7.7) |
* p < 0.05.