Table 3 Demographics of the Camp Lejeune and Camp Pendleton cohorts
Factor | Camp Lejeune | Camp Pendleton |
|---|---|---|
N = 154,932 | N = 154,969 | |
Male | 94.8% | 96.4% |
Female | 5.2% | 3.6% |
“White” | 73.1% | 77.6% |
African American | 24.2% | 17.0% |
“other” or unknown | 2.7% | 5.4% |
Median age, start of follow-up | 20 | 20 |
Median age, end of follow-up | 49 | 49 |
% ≥55 yrs, end of follow-up | 2.7% | 3.2% |
Not a high school graduate | 11.3% | 14.7% |
High school graduate | 84.9% | 80.5% |
College graduate | 3.8% | 4.8% |
Enlisted | 96.4% | 95.5% |
Officer | 3.6% | 4.5% |
Median months active duty service | 36 | 35 |
Total deaths | 8,964 (5.8%) | 9,365 (6.0%) |
% deaths occurring >1995 | 55.5% | 54.7% |
Total lost to follow-up | 1,990 (1.3%) | 2,339 (1.5%) |
Total person-years of follow-up | 4.14 million | 4.19 million |