Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| OEF/OIF NO CFS (n=416) |
OEF/OIF CFS (n=119) |
GW CFS (n=100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 31.2 (9.2) | 32.4 (9.5) | 33.8 (8.2) |
| Years since deployment | 1.6 (1.7) | 2.1 (1.4)a | 6.0 (.94)b |
| Male | 87.3% | 82.4% | 70.0%b |
| Years of Education | 13.4 (1.7) | 13.4 (1.8) | 13.5 (1.7) |
| White | 33.3% | 36.1% | 66.0%b |
| Black | 20.9% | 17.6% | 20.0% |
| Latino | 31.0% | 31.9% | 7.0% b |
| Other | 8.9% | 9.2% | 6.0% |
GW= Desert Shield/Desert Storm, CFS=Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, OEF/OIF=Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
a
statistically significant difference between OEF/OIF NO CFS and OEF/OIF CFS
b
statistically significant difference between OEF/OIF CFS and GW CFS