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Australian Gulf War Veterans' Health Study 2003

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Table 6.3 ARMY: Recruitment results for Army Gulf War veterans and comparison group subjects
  Army Gulf War veterans Army comparison group  
  Serving Not serving Total GWV Serving Not serving Total comp grp Study Total
  n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Total eligible sample

70
(56.9)
53
(43.1)
123
 
182
(54.0)
155
(46.0)
337
 
460
 
Reportedly deceased
1
(1.4)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.8)
2
(1.1)
0
(0.0)
2
(0.6)
3
(0.7)
Reportedly overseas long-term

1
(1.4)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.8)
2
(1.1)
4
(2.6)
6
(1.8)
7
(1.5)
  Serving Not serving Total GWV Serving Not serving Total comp grp Study Total
  n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Total recruitable sample

68
 
53
 
121
 
178
 
151
 
329
 
450
 
Participants
                           
Full participant
55
(80.9)
38
(71.7)
93
(76.9)
87
(48.9)
71
(47.0)
158
(48.0)
251
(55.8)
Postal quest only

2
(2.9)
0
(0.0)
2
(1.7)
11
(6.2)
11
(7.3)
22
(6.7)
24
(5.3)
Non-participants
                           
Telephone quest only

3
(4.4)
0
(0.0)
3
(2.5)
15
(8.4)
11
(7.3)
26
(7.9)
29
(6.4)
Declined all participation

2
(2.9)
5
(9.4)
7
(5.8)
41
(23.0)
26
(17.2)
67
(20.4)
74
(16.4)
Non-responders
4
(5.9)
3
(5.7)
7
(5.8)
18
(10.1)
16
(10.6)
34
(10.3)
41
(9.1)
Non-contactables
2
(2.9)
7
(13.2)
9
(7.4)
6
(3.4)
16
(10.6)
22
(6.7)
31
(6.9)

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