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Table 2 VA and DOD unadjusted mortality rates by demographic and military service characteristics in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans, 2002-2011

From: Erosion of the healthy soldier effect in veterans of US military service in Iraq and Afghanistan

Variable VA Total population (N=899,737) p-value Crude mortality rate per 1,000 VA Utilizers (N=765,029) p-value Crude mortality rate per 1,000 VA Non-Utilizers (N=134,708) p-value Crude mortality rate per 1,000 Department of Defense (DOD) (N=4,614,304) p-value Crude mortality rate per 1,000
Alive Deceased Alive Deceased Alive Deceased Alive Deceased
All 895,489 4,248   4.72 760,974 4055   5.30 134,515 193   1.43 4,603,914 10,390   2.26
Age    <0.0001     <0.0001     <0.001     <0.0001  
<24 497,304 2,028   4.06 419,295 1,931   4.58 78,009 97   1.24 2,729,717 5,858   2.14
25-29 100,402 437   4.33 85,444 422   4.91 14,958 15   1.00 600,746 1,381   2.29
30-39 197,667 912   4.59 168,980 865   5.09 28,687 47   1.64 839,907 1,995   2.37
40-72 100,116 871   8.62 87,255 837   9.50 12,861 34   2.64 431,492 1,151   2.66
Missing - -    - -   - - -   - 2,052 5   2.43
Mean Age 2011 34.2 (9.6) 37.2 (11.3) <0.0001   34.4 (9.5) 37.2 (11.2) <0.0001 - 33.1 (9.7) 35.6 (12.0) <0.0001 - 27.2 28.0   -
Sex    <0.0001     <0.0001     <0.01     <0.0001  
Female 106,073 227   2.14 92,700 219   2.36 13,373 8   0.60 776,073 790   1.02
Male 789,416 4,021   5.07 668,274 3,836   5.71 121,142 185   1.52 3,827,798 9,600   2.50
Missing - -    - -    - -    43 -   -
Race 1    <0.0001     <0.0001     0.73     <0.0001  
Hispanic 95,779 321   3.34 84,522 308   3.63 11,257 13   1.15 397,157 785   1.97
White, Non-Hispanic 544,167 2,795   5.11 463,072 2,673   5.74 81,095 112   1.38 3,428,740 7,741   2.25
Black, Non-Hispanic 121,958 547   4.47 108,985 528   4.82 12,973 19   1.46 779,664 1,883   2.41
Other, Non-Hispanic 35,661 139   3.88 30,529 131   4.27 5,132 8   1.56 189,618 316   1.66
Unknown 97,924 456   4.64 73,866 415   5.59 24,058 41   1.70 205,892 450   2.18
Marital Status    0.41     0.54     0.66     <0.0001  
Married 399,569 1,920   4.78 341,560 1,840   5.36 58,009 80   1.38 1,507,356 3,659   2.42
Not Married 495,767 2,328   4.67 419,356 2,215   5.25 76,411 113   1.48 3,085,428 6,712   2.17
Missing 153 -   - 58 -   - 95 -   - 11,130 19   1.70
Education    <0.0001     <0.0001     0.09     <0.0001  
< High School 13,798 64   4.62 10,535 59   5.57 3,263 5   1.53 34,401 102   2.96
High School 661,503 3,324   5.00 569,628 3,176   5.54 91,875 148   1.61 3,214,570 8,243   2.56
> High School 208,402 801   3.83 170,976 761   4.43 37,426 40   1.07 1,271,707 1,773   1.39
Missing 11,786 59   4.98 9,835 59   5.96 1,951 -   - 83,236 272   3.26
Rank    <0.0001     <0.0001     0.01     <0.0001  
Enlisted 807,933 3,972   4.89 691,594 3,791   5.45 116,339 181   1.55 4,041,920 9,397   2.32
Officer 77,946 239   3.06 61,304 228   3.71 16,642 11   0.66 516,754 890   1.72
Warrant Officer 9,610 37   3.84 8,076 36   4.44 1,534 1   0.65 45,240 103   2.27
Component of Service    <0.01     <0.01     0.02     <0.0001  
Active Duty 475,942 2,362   4.94 432,328 2,290   5.27 43,614 72   1.65 2,917,552 8,228   2.81
Reserve 160,752 675   4.18 124,747 640   5.10 36,005 35   0.97 776,676 946   1.22
National Guard 258,795 1,211   4.66 203,899 1,125   5.49 54,896 86   1.56 909,686 1,216   1.33
Branch of Service    <0.0001     <0.01     0.93     <0.0001  
Army 550,546 2,721   4.92 464,287 2,594   5.56 86,259 127   1.47 2,252,081 5,103   2.26
Air Force 112,082 491   4.36 95,141 467   4.88 16,941 24   1.41 931,130 1,738   1.86
Marines 115,876 517   4.44 101,593 496   4.86 14,283 21   1.47 559,467 1,493   2.66
Coast Guard 1,103 3   2.71 - -   - - -   - - -   -
Navy 115,885 516   4.43 99,135 495   4.97 16,750 21   1.25 861,236 2,056   2.38
  1. 1For DOD, race includes all ethnicities.
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