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Table 2 Age-Adjusted, Category-Specific Death Ratesa Comparing Panel 1 Participants and Non-Participants for the Millennium Cohort Study, United States, July 1, 2001-December 31, 2006

From: Early mortality experience in a large military cohort and a comparison of mortality data sources

Baseline Characteristics

Panel 1 Participantsb

n= 76,960

No. of deaths (per 100,000 person-years)

Panel 1 Non-Participantsc

n= 132,186

No. of deaths (per 100,000 person-years)

Gender

  

   Male

82.2

132.1

   Female

56.4

62.8

Race/ethnicity

  

   White non-Hispanic

77.2

117.6

   Black non-Hispanic

61.7

115.4

   Other

66.8

111.2

Marital status

  

   Not married

84.2

125.0

   Married

75.9

97.4

   Divorced

57.0

110.0

Education

  

   High school or less

85.3

135.5

   Some college

66.6

87.9

   Bachelor's degree

65.2

92.1

   Advanced degree

35.2

56.2

Service component

  

   Reserve/National Guard

80.3

112.1

   Active duty

63.6

111.4

Branch of service

  

   Army

78.7

137.8

   Air Force

64.9

81.5

   Navy/Coast Guard

60.4

110.2

   Marine Corps

73.2

167.2

Military pay grade

  

   Enlisted

77.4

121.4

   Officer

64.0

81.5

Occupational category

  

   Combat specialists

104.5

150.7

   Health care specialists

60.0

88.7

   Service supply and functional support

65.8

98.3

   Other

69.7

115.7

Deployment experienced

  

   Pre-2001

73.7

147.4

   2001-2006

61.7

71.5

   Pre-2001 and 2001-2006

46.3

92.7

   None

77.8

130.9

Separated from military servicee

  

   No

80.2

129.3

   Yes

51.8

77.2

  1. a Number of deaths per 100,000 person years between Jul 1, 2001 and Dec 31, 2006, adjusted for birth year, standardized to the total US military as of October 1, 2000. Data sources include Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Defense Manpower Data Center.
  2. b Includes Panel 1 Millennium Cohort participants who enrolled in the study between July 1, 2001, and June 30, 2003, and had complete demographic data.
  3. c Includes service members who had complete demographic data, were presumed alive as of June 30, 2001, were able to be contacted by mail and were invited to enroll in the first panel of the Millennium Cohort Study, but either declined, did not respond, or were ineligible.
  4. d Deployment category "Pre-2001" refers to individuals deployed to the 1991 Gulf War or to Bosnia, Kosovo, or Southwest Asia between January 1, 1998, and September 30, 2000; the category "2001-2006" includes individuals deployed in support of the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan between September 1, 2001, and December 31, 2006.
  5. e Separation (retirement or early separation) from military service as of December 31, 2006 (excludes death as a reason for separation).