Table 4 Excess mortality in OEF/OIF/OND VA veterans compared to the DOD population
From: Erosion of the healthy soldier effect in veterans of US military service in Iraq and Afghanistan
| Variable | VA Total Population (N=899,737) | VA Utilizers, (N=765,029) | VA Non-Utilizers, (N=134,708) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMR | 95% Confidence interval | DSRR | SMR | 95% Confidence interval | DSRR | SMR | 95% Confidence interval | DSRR | |
| All | 2.08 | 2.02-2.15 | 2.03 | 2.34 | 2.26-2.41 | 2.28 | 0.63 | 0.55-0.72 | 0.62 |
| Rank | |||||||||
| Enlisted | 2.15 | 2.08-2.21 | 2.08 | 2.39 | 2.31-2.46 | 2.31 | 0.69 | 0.59-0.79 | 0.67 |
| Officer | 1.51 | 1.32-1.70 | 1.40 | 1.82 | 1.58-2.05 | 1.68 | 0.33 | 0.17-0.60 | 0.33 |
| Warrant Officer | 0.90 | 0.63-1.23 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.74-1.46 | 1.17 | 0.14 | 0.00-0.78 | 0.26 |
| Component of Service | |||||||||
| Active | 1.75 | 1.68-1.82 | 1.75 | 1.87 | 1.79-1.94 | 1.87 | 0.59 | 0.52-0.82 | 0.59 |
| Guard | 3.42 | 3.23-3.61 | 3.38 | 3.95 | 3.72-4.18 | 3.94 | 1.24 | 0.99-1.53 | 1.28 |
| Reserve | 3.36 | 3.11-3.61 | 3.46 | 4.04 | 3.73-4.36 | 4.24 | 0.82 | 0.57-1.13 | 0.8 |
| Branch of Service | |||||||||
| Air Force | 2.32 | 2.11-2.52 | 2.11 | 2.60 | 2.36-2.83 | 2.38 | 0.75 | 0.48-1.12 | 0.58 |
| Army | 2.15 | 2.07-2.23 | 2.10 | 2.43 | 2.33-2.52 | 2.37 | 0.65 | 0.54-0.77 | 0.65 |
| Marines | 1.67 | 1.53-1.82 | 1.68 | 1.83 | 1.67-1.99 | 1.84 | 0.55 | 0.34-0.85 | 0.56 |
| Navy | 1.83 | 1.67-1.99 | 1.75 | 2.05 | 1.87-2.23 | 1.97 | 0.52 | 0.32-0.79 | 0.47 |