Table 1.
Demographic and military characteristics of service members and their relation to activity and symptom score at 3 months post-injury, overall (n = 39).
| Variable | Value | Total activity score | Total symptom score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | ||
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 26 (6.2) (Range = 19–41) | NA | 0.938 | NA | 0.393 |
| Sex, n (%) | 0.804 | 0.283 | |||
| Men | 35 (89.7) | 107.3 (19.6) | 15.2 (12.5) | ||
| Women | 4 (10.3) | 109.8 (8.5) | 8.3 (5.3) | ||
| Education, n (%) | 0.754 | 0.624 | |||
| High school diploma or GED | 13 (33.3) | 103.6 (14.1) | 12.3 (9.0) | ||
| Some college (1–3 years) | 19 (48.7) | 111.2 (22.5) | 16.1 (13.5) | ||
| College graduate (4+ years) | 4 (10.3) | 103.0 (18.8) | 19.5 (16.3) | ||
| Some graduate school | 1 (2.6) | 118.0 (NA) | 8.0 (NA) | ||
| Graduate/professional program | 2 (5.1) | 102.0 (2.8) | 6.0 (7.1) | ||
| Marital status, n (%)a | 0.821 | 0.496 | |||
| Never married | 15 (40.5) | 104.3 (19.2) | 17.4 (14.4) | ||
| Married | 17 (46.0) | 107.4 (20.3) | 13.9 (10.8) | ||
| Divorced | 4 (10.8) | 114.5 (15.2) | 10.5 (11.1) | ||
| Separated | 1 (2.7) | 104.0 (NA) | 1.0 (NA) | ||
| Branch, n (%) | 0.102 | 0.351 | |||
| US Navy | 3 (7.7) | 96.3 (13.3) | 5.7 (8.1) | ||
| US Marine Corp | 9 (23.1) | 118.3 (13.7) | 17.4 (11.6) | ||
| US Army | 27 (69.2) | 105.2 (19.4) | 14.4 (12.4) | ||
| Rank, n (%) | 0.870 | 0.883 | |||
| Junior enlisted (E1-E3) | 8 (20.5) | 108.8 (15.9) | 15.8 (10.0) | ||
| Non-commissioned officer (E4-E5) | 20 (51.3) | 103.4 (19.7) | 13.7 (13.0) | ||
| Non-commissioned officer staff (E6-E9) | 8 (20.5) | 102.6 (22.9) | 16.5 (14.6) | ||
| Officers (O1-O10) | 3 (7.7) | 111.3 (9.9) | 10.7 (2.5) | ||
| Number of deployments, n (%) | 0.895 | 0.211 | |||
| 0 | 17 (43.6) | 107.1 (20.1) | 17.2 (9.8) | ||
| 1+ | 22 (56.4) | 108.9 (18.0) | 12.3 (13.4) | ||
| Acute symptom score, median (IQR) | 20 (15–37) (Range = 2–61) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
IQR = Interquartile Range.
a
n = 37 for this variable.