| Gulf War Veterans' Health Registries. Who is most likely to seek evaluation? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9717877 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Since the Persian Gulf War ended in 1991, many veterans have sought medical evaluation in the Department of Veterans Affairs Persian Gulf Veterans' Health Registry (VA registry) or the Department of Defense's Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program (DoD registry). Using combined data collected from 1993 to 1997 from the VA and DoD registries, the authors compared the characteristics of registry participants (n=74,653) with those of all Gulf War veterans (n=696,531) to determine the personnel most likely to seek medical evaluation. Using multiple logistic regression, the authors found that service branch and type were strongly associated with registry participation, with Army (adjusted odds ratio (OR)=4.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.6-4.9) and National Guard (OR=2.6, 95% CI 2.5-2.6) personnel at highest odds compared with reference category personnel. Registry participants also were more likely to have been stationed in the Gulf War theater during the fighting (OR=2.2), to be older (>31 years/<22 years OR=2.1), to have been an enlisted person (OR=2.0), to have been construction workers (OR=1.3), to be female (OR=1.3), and to have been hospitalized during the 12-month period before the war (OR=1.2). These findings are useful in generating hypotheses regarding postwar morbidity. They also suggest that subpopulations of Gulf War veterans have a higher prevalence of symptoms and merit further study. |
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Authors:
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G C Gray; A W Hawksworth; T C Smith; H K Kang; J D Knoke; G D Gackstetter |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of epidemiology Volume: 148 ISSN: 0002-9262 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Epidemiol. Publication Date: 1998 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-09-10 Completed Date: 1998-09-10 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7910653 Medline TA: Am J Epidemiol Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 343-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Emerging Illness Division, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA 92186-5122, USA. |
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Adult Female Humans Male Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data* Persian Gulf Syndrome / epidemiology* Registries* Risk Factors United States / epidemiology United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans / statistics & numerical data* |
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Comment In:
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Am J Epidemiol. 1999 Jul 15;150(2):216-7
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