Table 4 Combat experiences and mental heath for Army personnel post deployment to Iraq by regular/reserve status, UK vs. US dataa, mean or percentageb, with 95% confidence intervalc
| Â | UK data | US data | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Regulars | Reserves | Active duty | National Guard & Reserves |
Age (years)d | 36.9 (35.7-38.0) | 30.4 (30.3-30.5) | ||
Maled | 90.4 (85.6-93.7) | 90.8 (90.6-91.0) | ||
Marriedd | 60.0 (52.4-67.1) | 58.2 (57.9-58.5) | ||
Combat experiencese | ||||
Witnessed someone wounded or killed | 55.9 (44.5-66.7) | 42.5 (33.5-52.1) | 53.6 (53.2-54.0) | 53.9 (53.4-54.5) |
Discharged weapon | 20.8 (12.9-31.9) | 10.8 (6.0-18.8) | 25.2 (24.9-25.6) | 24.1 (23.6-24.6) |
Felt in danger of being killed | 68.0 (55.8-78.2) | 68.1 (57.7-76.9) | 49.0 (48.6-49.4) | 55.3 (54.8-55.9) |
1 or more | 76.2 (65.2-84.6) | 71.5 (61.6-79.7) | 66.5 (66.1-66.9) | 69.6 (69.1-70.1) |
PHQ-2 depression screen, number of positive responses | ||||
1 | 12.5 (6.7-22.3) | 7.9 (4.5-13.6) | 6.2 (6.0-6.4) | 7.3 (7.1-7.6) |
2 | 4.3 (1.9-9.7) | 4.4 (1.7-11.0) | 4.2 (4.0-4.3) | 5.6 (5.4-5.9) |
1 or more | 16.8 (10.1-26.7) | 12.3 (7.5-19.5) | 10.3 (10.1-10.6) | 13.0 (12.6-13.3) |
Primary care - PTSD screenf, number of positive responses | ||||
1 | 15.9 (9.2-25.9) | 19.1 (12.6-28.0) | 12.3 (12.0-12.6) | 14.8 (14.4-15.2) |
2 | 8.0 (3.9-15.9) | 2.8 (1.7-4.6) | 7.7 (7.4-7.9) | 10.2 (9.9-10.5) |
3 | 3.5 (1.3-9.1) | 3.0 (1.8-4.9) | 4.9 (4.8-5.1) | 7.0 (6.7-7.3) |
4 | 2.5(0.7-9.1) | 4.0 (1.7-9.4) | 4.1 (4.0-4.3) | 7.3 (7.0-7.6) |
2 or more | 14.1 (8.3-22.9) | 9.7 (6.4-14.7) | 16.7 (16.4-17.0) | 24.5 (24.0-25.0) |
3 or more | 6.1 (2.7-12.9) | 7.0 (4.0-11.8) | 9.1 (8.8-9.3) | 14.3 (14.0-14.7) |
Suicidal ideation | 0.5 (0.2-1.6) | 1.4 (0.3-7.5) | 0.6 (0.5-0.7) | 1.5 (1.3-1.6) |
Fair or poor overall health assessment | 14.0 (8.5-22.2) | 11.0 (7.5-16.1) | 16.5 (16.2-16.8) | 20.8 (20.3-21.2) |