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Table 1 Composition of armed forces cohort deployed to the Gulf (GWV) and matched comparison group (NGWV) 1

From: The study of reproductive outcome and the health of offspring of UK veterans of the Gulf war: methods and description of the study population

 

MEN

WOMEN

 

GWV

NGWV1

GWV

NGWV1

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Total

51581

(100)

51688

100

1230

(100)

1236

(100)

CHARACTERISTICS AT TIME OF GULF WAR 2:

Age

        

   <20

6376

(12)

6201

(12)

99

(8)

98

(8)

   20–24

18318

(36)

18269

(35)

422

(34)

419

(34)

   25–29

12322

(24)

12367

(24)

373

(30)

376

(30)

   30–39

11756

(23)

11962

(23)

239

(19)

243

(20)

   > = 40

2809

(5)

2889

(6)

97

(8)

100

(8)

   Mean (SD)

27.0 (6.84)

27.1 (7.22)

27.6 (6.86)

27.7 (7.29)

Service

        

   RN

5747

(11)

5987

(12)

70

(6)

69

(6)

   Army

35979

(70)

35877

(69)

955

(78)

964

(78)

   RAF

9855

(19)

9824

(19)

205

(17)

203

(16)

Serving status

        

   Regular

50780

(98)

50966

(99)

919

(75)

977

(79)

   Regular or Volunteer (TA / RNR / RRAF) reservist

801

(2)

722

(1)

311

(25)

259

(21)

Rank

        

   Officer

5396

(10)

5707

(11)

443

(36)

451

(36)

   Other ranks

46185

(90)

45981

(89)

787

(64)

785

(64)

CHARACTERISTICS AT START OF MAIN STUDY (1 ST AUGUST 1998):

Age

        

   <30

15676

(30)

15642

(30)

284

(23)

317

(26)

   30–39

25552

(50)

25314

(49)

704

(57)

669

(54)

   > = 40

10353

(20)

10732

(21)

242

(20)

250

(20)

   Mean (SD)

34.6 (6.85)

34.7 (7.22)

35.2 (6.85)

35.3 (7.29)

Serving status

        

   Regular (service address)

24675

(48)

23585

(54)

293

(24)

313

(25)

   Discharged / reservist 3 (home address)

26906

(52)

28103

(46)

937

(76)

923

(75)

CHARACTERISTICS AT END OF STUDY (31 st MARCH 2001):

Serving status

        

   Regular (service address)

20733

(40)

19584

(38)

225

(18)

253

(20)

   Discharged / reservist 3 (home address)

30848

(60)

32104

(62)

1005

(82)

983

(80)

  1. 1In active service, or on the regular or volunteer reserve list at 1st January 1991; fit to go into combat, but not deployed to the Gulf. Stratum-matched on sex, age, service and rank to the GWV. 2At 1st January 1991, or at time of first deployment if known (GWV responders). 3Personnel discharged from regular service and regular or volunteer reservists.
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