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Table 2 Crude rates of suicide by demographic and military service characteristics for OEF/OIF/OND veterans (rates and 95% confidence intervals)

From: Risk of suicide among U.S. veterans who deployed as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn

 

Active

Reserve/National Guard

Characteristics

Suicides

Crude Rate1

(95% C.I.)2

Suicides

Crude Rate1

(95% C.I.)2

All

2997

35.1

(33.8, 36.3)

1621

27.0

(25.7, 28.3)

Age Group3

 17–21

190

54.5

(47.0, 62.8)

184

50.3

(43.3, 58.1)

 22–25

1403

40.8

(38.7, 43.0)

413

33.0

(29.9, 36.3)

 26–35

1033

35.8

(33.7, 38.1)

536

27.9

(25.6, 30.3)

 36–45

319

22.1

(19.7, 24.7)

369

23.3

(21.0, 25.9)

 46 − +

52

12.0

(9.0, 15.8)

119

13.4

(11.1, 16.1)

Race

 White

2498

39.1

(37.6, 40.7)

1417

30.1

(28.5, 31.7)

 Non-White

499

23.1

(21.1, 25.2)

204

15.7

(13.6, 18.0)

Sex

 Male

2884

38.3

(37.0, 39.7)

1539

29.1

(27.7, 30.6)

 Female

113

11.1

(9.1, 13.3)

82

11.3

(9.0, 14.0)

Marital Status

 Married

996

28.1

(26.4, 29.9)

662

22.4

(20.8, 24.2)

 Not Married

2001

40.0

(38.3, 41.8)

959

31.4

(29.4, 33.4)

Rank

 Enlisted

2891

37.4

(36.1, 38.8)

1505

28.9

(27.4, 30.4)

 Officer/Warrant Officer

106

12.9

(10.6, 15.6)

116

14.7

(12.1, 17.6)

Ground Troops

 Yes (Army/Marines)

2088

41.7

(40.0, 43.6)

1317

29.7

(28.1, 31.3)

 No (Navy/Air Force)

909

25.6

(24.0, 27.4)

304

19.4

(17.3, 21.7)

  1. Note. OEF/OIF/OND refers to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. Age at entry to follow-up
  2. 1 Crude rates are per 100,000 Person Years at Risk
  3. 2 95% Confidence Interval (C.I.)
  4. 3 Age at entry to follow-up