Table 2 Top 5 NCDs by demographic, military characteristics and childhood adversity

Age in years at phase 2 (Mean (S.D.)) (n = 8602)

36.02 (9.20)

38.85 (9.42)***

35.70 (9.00)

41.29 (8.61)***

44.63 (9.41)***

38.30 (9.34)

n (weighted proportion, 95% CIs)

n (weighted proportion with condition, 95% CIs)

n (weighted proportion with condition, 95% CIs)

n (weighted proportion with condition, 95% CIs)

n (weighted proportion with condition, 95% CIs)

n (weighted proportion with condition, 95% CIs)

 Male

7661 (90.49; 89.8–91.1)

267 (3.65; 3.15–4.16)

269 (3.50; 3.02–3.99)

118 (1.55; 1.23–1.88)

(*)

90 (1.26; 0.96–1.56)

 Female

941 (9.50; 8.80–10.1)

36 (3.51; 2.11–4.91)

22 (2.12; 1.03–3.22)

13 (1.35; 0.46–2.25)

(*)

0

 In a relationship

6602 (79.07; 78.06–80.05)

244 (3.80; 3.29–4.39)

228 (3.42; 2.95–3.98)

112 (1.66; 1.34–2.06)

86 (1.49; 1.18–1.88)

77 (1.24; 0.96–1.60)

 Not in a relationship

1973 (20.92; 19.95–21.94)

59 (3.10; 2.26–4.23)

63 (3.24; 2.41–4.33)

19 (1.11; 0.66–1.87)

19 (1.02; 0.59–1.76)

13 (0.78; 0.41–1.49)

 Officer

1930 (20.03; 19.08–20.98)

86 (4.26; 3.21–5.32)

60 (2.99; 2.11–3.87)

38 (1.76; 1.11–2.41)

26 (1.57; 0.90–2.23)

20 (0.95; 0.45–1.45)

 NCO and other ranks

6672 (79.96; 79.01–80.91)

217 (3.48; 2.95–4.02)

231 (3.47; 2.95–3.99)

93 (1.48; 1.13–1.8)

79 (1.33; 1.00–1.67)

70 (1.18; 0.87–1.50)

 Serving

6471 (71.34; 70.18–72.50)

208 (3.17; 2.65–3.68)

236 (3.63; 3.09–4.17)

93 (1.43; 1.08–1.77)

57 (0.94; 0.66–1.22)

62 (1.04; 0.73–1.34)

 Discharged

2117 (28.65; 27.49–29.81)

95 (4.84; 3.77–5.91) **

55 (2.74; 1.92–3.57)

38 (1.81; 1.16–2.45)

48 (2.50; 1.72–3.27)***

28 (1.38; 0.81–1.96)

 Regular

7059 (88.72; 88.07–89.38)

225 (3.46; 2.95–3.97)

235 (3.36; 2.87–3.85)

105 (1.52; 1.19–1.85)

77 (1.2; 0.95–1.58)

76 (1.14; 0.85–1.44)

 Reserve

1543 (11.27; 10.61–11.92)

78 (5.07; 3.75–6.39)*

56 (3.47; 2.40–4.55)

26 (1.67; 0.91–2.44)

28 (2.29; 1.34–3.24)*

14 (1.10; 0.44–1.76)

 Naval Services

1317 (16.38; 15.45–17.31)

32 (2.87; 1.78–3.97)

47 (3.70; 2.52–4.89)

25 (1.79; 0.97–2.61)

18 (1.53; 0.76–2.31)

10 (0.73; 0.2–1.2)

 Army

5628 (64.16; 62.9–65.36)

228 (4.20; 3.56–4.8)

207 (3.66; 3.08–4.24)

85 (1.51; 1.13–1.88)

65 (1.30; 0.94–1.66)

69 (1.35; 0.9–1.71)

 RAF

1657 (19.44; 18.45–20.43)

43 (2.46; 1.60–3.33)**

37 (2.15; 1.34–2.97)**

21 (1.40; 0.72–2.09)

22 (1.50; 0.79–2.22)

11 (0.79; 0.24–1.3)

 No deployment

2809 (43.55; 42.30–44.81)

118 (4.35; 3.52–5.19)

84 (3.00; 2.30–3.70)

(*)

49 (1.95; 1.39–2.52)

32 (1.27; 0.81–1.74)

 Iraq only

3696 (37.19; 36.0–38.37)

127 (3.29; 2.59–3.99)

133 (3.53; 2.82–4.24)

(*)

37 (0.93; 0.56–1.30)**

33 (0.91; 0.54–1.29)

 Afghanistan only

917 (8.821; 8.153–9.489)

27 (2.83; 1.50–4.16)

27 (3.29; 1.8–4.76)

(*)

8 (1.21; 0.26–2.15)

11 (1.04; 0.27–1.80)

Iraq and Afghanistan

1180 (10.42; 9.733–11.11)

31 (2.64; 1.49–3.79)

47 (4.41; 2.94–5.87)*

(*)

11 (0.76; 0.22–1.29)*

14 (1.46; 0.53–2.38)

 Combat

2035 (24.01; 22.94–25.08)

52 (2.79; 1.91–3.68)

78 (3.76; 2.79–4.73)

27 (1.40; 0.78–2.01)

19 (1.05; 0.51–1.58)

16 (0.81; 0.34–1.28)

 Combat support

1011 (11.41; 10.63–12.19)

38 (4.25; 2.69–5.81)

34 (3.20; 1.93–4.48)

12 (1.20; 0.39–2.01)

10 (1.32; 0.43–2.20)

12 (1.33; 0.48–2.10)

 Combat service support

5466 (64.57; 63.37–65.76)

209 (3.84; 3.23–4.44)

178 (3.30; 2.74–3.86)

91 (1.64; 1.25–2.03)

75 (1.53; 1.13–1.92)

62 (1.24; 0.88–1.60)

 0/1

5479 (64.22; 63.00–65.41)

195 (3.67; 3.11–4.31)

179 (3.26; 2.78–3.86)

88 (1.64; 1.29–2.09)

56 (1.15; 0.86–1.54)

55 (1.06; 0.78–1.44)

 2/3

1720 (19.94; 18.96–20.96)

53 (3.10; 2.23–4.23)

60 (3.28; 2.41–4.45)

22 (1.14; 0.68–1.90)

24 (1.58; 0.99–2.51)

13 (0.83; 0.46–1.52)

 4+

1311 (15.84; 14.94–16.79)

52 (4.30; 3.12–5.90)

52 (4.14; 3.02–5.65)

21 (1.71; 1.03–2.82)

25 (2.18; 1.40–3.37)*

22 (1.93; 1.19–3.09)*

Number of NCDs (median, IQR) (n = 8602)

0 (0–0)

1 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

2 (2–3)

1 (1–3)

2 (2–4)