Table 2 Demographics of the Camp Lejeune and Camp Pendleton cohorts
Factor | Camp Lejeune | Camp Pendleton |
|---|---|---|
N = 4,647 | N = 4,690 | |
Male | 42.8% | 49.3% |
Female | 57.2% | 50.7% |
“white” | 82.2% | 78.8% |
African American | 15.4% | 9.0% |
“other” or unknown | 2.4% | 12.3% |
Median age, start of follow-up | 31 | 34 |
Median age, end of follow-up | 58 | 60 |
% ≥65 yrs, end of follow-up | 28.1% | 37.4% |
Not a high school graduate | 6.8% | 3.9% |
High school graduate | 70.6% | 84.5% |
College graduate | 22.6% | 11.7% |
White Collar | 69.7% | 64.8% |
Blue Collar | 30.3% | 35.2% |
% Construction Trades | 15.1% | 12.5% |
% Maintenance/Mechanics | 8.7% | 12.7% |
% Firefighters | 2.5% | 3.9% |
% Laundry Workers | 1.3% | 1.0% |
% Vehicle/Equipment Operation | 1.7% | 2.2% |
% Other | 1.0% | 2.9% |
% Occupation as painter | 1.1% | 1.0% |
% Worked with solvents | 27.1% | 27.7% |
% Worked in food preparation | 1.1% | 2.2% |
Median months employed, 1973-1985 | 29 | 27 |
Total Deaths | 654 (14.1%) | 869 (18.5%) |
% deaths occurring >1995 | 69.4% | 67.0% |
Total lost to follow-up | 62 (1.3%) | 95 (2.0%) |
Total person-years of follow-up | 123,659 | 123,065 |