|
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
|
