Table 1 Demographics of cohort
From: Post-traumatic stress impact on health outcomes in Gulf War Illness
| Group | Total | GWI | GWI + | GWI − | HC | p2 | p3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 99 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 52 | ||
| Mean age | 43.47 ± 6.30 | 43.40 ± 5.44 | 44.38 ± 5.00 | 41.33 ± 5.95 | 43.54 ± 7.04 | 0.851 | 0.304 |
| Mean BMI | 29.84 ± 4.62 | 30.70 ± 4.46 | 30.28 ± 4.12 | 31.60 ± 5.12 | 29.06 ± 4.68 | 0.078 | 0.139 |
| Race | 0.170 | 0.313 | |||||
| White | 26.30% | 27.70% | 21.90% | 40.00% | 25.00% | ||
| Black | 23.20% | 29.80% | 34.40% | 20.00% | 17.30% | ||
| Hispanic | 47.50% | 38.30% | 40.60% | 33.30% | 55.80% | ||
| Asian | 2.00% | 4.30% | 3.10% | 6.70% | 0.00% | ||
| Other | 1.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.90% | ||
| Marital status | 0.232 | 0.640 | |||||
| Married | 62.63% | 70.21% | 71.88% | 66.67% | 55.77% | ||
| Widowed | 1.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.92% | ||
| Divorced | 4.04% | 4.26% | 3.13% | 6.67% | 3.85% | ||
| Separated | 12.12% | 14.89% | 12.50% | 20.00% | 9.62% | ||
| Never married | 13.13% | 8.51% | 9.38% | 6.67% | 17.31% | ||
| Not answered | 7.07% | 2.13% | 3.13% | 0.00% | 11.54% | ||
| Employed | 77.78% | 76.60% | 68.75% | 93.33% | 78.85% | 0.788 | 0.162 |
| Avg. school years | 15.41 ± 2.49 | 15.34 ± 2.28 | 15.38 ± 2.01 | 15.27 ± 2.84 | 15.48 ± 2.71 | 0.783 | 0.956 |