Number of individuals2-151 (% cases) in each category and multivariate odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) using logistic regression for psychological distress and posttraumatic stress reaction in Gulf male veterans
| Explanatroy variable | Psychological distress | Post-traumatic stress reaction | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals (% cases) | Adjusted2-150 odds ratio | Number of individuals (% cases) | Adjusted2-150 odds ratio | ||||
| Age group (y) | |||||||
| <20 | 296 (37.8) | 1 | 303 (17.5) | 1 | |||
| 20–29 | 1888 (39.7) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.7) | 1937 (13.4) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.5) | |||
| 30–39 | 821 (39.0) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.8) | 849 (12.1) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.7) | |||
| ⩾40 | 188 (38.3) | 1.8 (1.0, 3.2) | 194 (8.8) | 0.9 (0.4, 2.3) | |||
| Education | |||||||
| < O levels/GCSEs | 609 (43.3) | 1 | 630 (17.5) | 1 | |||
| O levels/GCSEs | 1884 (39.2) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 1926 (12.8) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) | |||
| A levels and > | 603 (33.2) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.3) | 624 (9.1) | 0.9 (0.5, 1.4) | |||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 2407 (36.8) | 1 | 2478 (11.5) | 1 | |||
| Single | 487 (40.7) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | 496 (16.5) | 1.4 (1.0, 2.0) | |||
| Ex married | 283 (56.2) | 2.2 (1.6, 3.0) | 292 (21.6) | 2.0 (1.4, 2.9) | |||
| Alcohol intake | |||||||
| None | 248 (43.5) | 1 | 256 (15.2) | 1 | |||
| <21 units | 2501 (38.8) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.2) | 2564 (12.4) | 1.1 (0.7, 1.8) | |||
| >21 units | 428 (38.8) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | 446 (16.1) | 1.3 (0.8, 2.3) | |||
| Smoking | |||||||
| Current | 1167 (46.6) | 1 | 1206 (19.3) | 1 | |||
| Ex smoker | 773 (36.1) | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 788 (11.2) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.9) | |||
| Non-smoker | 1234 (33.8) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) | 1268 (8.6) | 0.5 (0.4, 0.7) | |||
| Service | |||||||
| Army | 2424 (41.9) | 1 | 2473 (15.7) | 1 | |||
| Royal Navy | 276 (31.5) | 0.3 (0.1, 1.6) | 276 (5.8) | 2-152 | |||
| Royal Air Force | 444 (10.8) | 0.7 (0.2, 2.5) | 455 (6.1) | 0.8 (0.1, 6.6) | |||
| Regular status | |||||||
| Regular | 2992 (39.5) | 1 | 3049 (13.4) | 1 | |||
| Reservist | 48 (37.8) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.7) | 50 (17.0) | 2.0 (0.7, 5.4) | |||
| Rank | |||||||
| Private | 1189 (42.3) | 1 | 1218 (16.1) | 1 | |||
| Non-commissioned officer | 1596 (40.2) | 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) | 1620 (13.3) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.1) | |||
| Officer | 330 | 0.5 (0.3, 0.8) | 337 (5.0) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.7) | |||
| Combat arm | |||||||
| Combat Services Support | 999 (44.4) | 1 | 1019 (16.8) | 1 | |||
| Combat Support | 1076 (40.1) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.0) | 1096 (13.9) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | |||
| Combat | 150 (41.3) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) | 150 (16.7) | 0.9 (0.5, 1.6) | |||