| Risk factor | No of deaths/no of men | Mortality rate* | HR (95% CI) | |
| Age at telephone interview, years† | ⩽34 | 26/527 | 3.3 | 1.0 (ref) |
| 35–39 | 155/2935 | 3.5 | 1.08 (0.71 to 1.63) | |
| ⩾40 | 60/854 | 4.7 | 1.46 (0.92 to 2.31) | |
| Army income, US$/month† | 145 | 65/1640 | 2.4 | 1.0 (ref) |
| 120–144 | 130/2135 | 4.1 | 1.63 (1.21 to 2.20) | |
| 83–119 | 46/541 | 6.3 | 2.48 (1.68 to 3.66) | |
| Place of service† | Served in USA only | 40/818 | 3.1 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Other overseas posting | 52/1110 | 3.1 | 0.99 (0.66 to 1.50) | |
| Ever served in Vietnam | 149/2388 | 4.2 | 1.33 (0.94 to 1.90) | |
| Ethnic group† | White | 164/3529 | 3.1 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Black | 54/510 | 7.2 | 2.36 (1.74 to 3.21) | |
| Other | 23/277 | 5.6 | 1.83 (1.18 to 2.83) | |
| Marital status | Married | 132/3166 | 2.8 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 71/782 | 6.2 | 2.26 (1.69 to 3.02) | |
| Never married | 38/368 | 7.0 | 2.60 (1.81 to 3.74) | |
| Smoking habit | Never smoked | 42/1093 | 2.5 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Former smoker | 42/1103 | 2.5 | 1.01 (0.66 to 1.55) | |
| Current smoker | 153/1993 | 5.3 | 2.13 (1.51 to 3.00) | |
| Alcohol consumption | Never drinker | 15/420 | 2.4 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Non drinker | 46/646 | 4.8 | 2.05 (1.15 to 3.68) | |
| Drinker: non-binger | 54/1436 | 2.4 | 1.05 (0.59 to 1.87) | |
| Drinker: 1 binges/month | 60/1045 | 3.9 | 1.67 (0.95 to 2.94) | |
| Drinker: 4–7 binges/month | 24/377 | 4.4 | 1.88 (0.98 to 3.58) | |
| Drinker: ⩾8 binges/month | 42/392 | 7.6 | 3.24 (1.79 to 5.84) | |
| Educational attainment | Grade ⩾13 | 88/2208 | 2.6 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Grade 12 | 110/1584 | 4.7 | 1.81 (1.37 to 2.40) | |
| Grade ⩽11 | 43/524 | 5.8 | 2.19 (1.52 to 3.16) | |
| Family income, $/year | >40 000 | 21/930 | 1.4 | 1.0 (ref) |
| 20 001–40 000 | 108/2153 | 3.4 | 2.37 (1.48 to 3.79) | |
| ⩽20 000 | 112/1233 | 6.4 | 4.52 (2.83 to 7.22) | |
| Generalised anxiety disorder | No | 189/3896 | 3.2 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Yes | 52/420 | 8.6 | 2.68 (1.97 to 3.64) | |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | No | 210/3995 | 3.5 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Yes | 31/321 | 7.2 | 1.91 (1.31 to 2.79) | |
| Depression | No | 207/4034 | 3.4 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Yes | 34/282 | 8.9 | 2.51 (1.74 to 3.60) | |
| Somatic disease | No | 178/3738 | 3.2 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Yes | 63/578 | 7.2 | 2.34 (1.75 to 3.12) | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | Normal weight (<25) | 109/1840 | 4.0 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Overweight (25–30) | 82/1919 | 2.8 | 0.71 (0.53 to 0.95) | |
| Obese (⩾30) | 50/557 | 5.9 | 1.51 (1.08 to 2.11) | |
| Occupational prestige‡ | 239/4292 | 3.7 | 0.73 (0.63 to 0.83) | |
| Height, m‡ | 241/4316 | 3.7 | 0.94 (0.83 to 1.06) | |
| FEV1, litres‡ | 241/4316 | 3.7 | 0.68 (0.60 to 0.77) | |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/l‡ | 241/4316 | 3.7 | 1.04 (0.91 to 1.17) | |
| HDL-cholesterol, mmol/l‡ | 241/4316 | 3.7 | 0.97 (0.85 to 1.10) | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg‡ | 241/4316 | 3.7 | 1.22 (1.08 to 1.37) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg‡ | 241/4316 | 3.7 | 1.23 (1.09 to 1.39) | |
| Pulse rate, beats/minute‡ | 241//4316 | 3.7 | 1.42 (1.26 to 1.61) | |
| Blood glucose, mg/dl‡ | 241/4316 | 3.7 | 1.27 (1.18 to 1.36) |
FEV1, Forced expiratory volume in one second; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HR, hazard ratio. All data collected during telephone survey and medical examination unless otherwise indicated. *Units are per 1000 person-years. †Data extracted from military records. ‡HR shown are for a 1 SD increase in risk factors and are age-adjusted (apart from age).