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Table 3 The association between having any event on OpEDAR whilst deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and subsequent mental health problems in Army personnel

From: What are the effects of having an illness or injury whilst deployed on post deployment mental health? A population based record linkage study of UK Army personnel who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan

 

Alcohol Misuse

Fair to Poor General Health

Probable PTSD

Common Mental Disorders

 

Prevalence

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR*

Prevalence

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR*

Prevalence

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR*

Prevalence

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR*

 

n (%)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

n (%)

(95 % CI)

(95% CI)

n (%)

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

n (%)

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

No event on OpEDAR

518/3312

1

1

367/3346

1

1

139/3330

1

1

633/3324

1

1

 

(17.5)

  

(10.4)

  

(4.3)

  

(19.2)

  

Any event on OpEDAR

87/521

1.10 (0.85-1.43)

1.15 (0.88-1.50)

94/528

1.70 (1.31-2.20)

1.73 (1.32-2.27)

41/526

1.88 (1.29-2.74)

1.57 (1.05-2.35)

154/520

1.68 (1.35-2.09)

1.54 (1.23-1.92)

 

(18.9)

P=0.469

P=0.323

(16.5)

P<0.001

P<0.001

(7.9)

P=0.001

P=0.027

(28.6)

P<0.001

P<0.001

  1. *Adjusted for age, sex, rank, engagement status, traumatic deployment experiences and marital status.
  2. Number of missing values ranges from 22–63.