Table 1 Prevalence of categorical outcomes in the three cohorts. Values are percentages (95% confidence intervals) unless otherwise indicated
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Gulf
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Bosnia
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Era
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Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Ratio*
(new cases/recovered cases)
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Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Ratio*
(new cases/recovered cases)
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Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Ratio*
(new cases/recovered cases)
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Fatigue cases
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48.8 (45.4 to 52.2)
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43.4 (39.9 to 46.8)
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0.65 (0.45 to 0.85)
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29.0 (25.6 to 32.4)
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32.7 (28.6 to 36.8)
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1.21 (0.83 to 1.59)
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22.8 (20.0 to 25.6)
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22.0 (18.6 to 25.4)
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0.91 (0.56-1.26)
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Post-traumatic stress reaction cases
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12.4 (10.7 to 14.2)
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10.8 (9.1 to 12.5)
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0.73 (0.47 to 0.99)
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5.7 (4.0 to 7.4)
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6.0 (4.2 to 7.8)
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1.07 (0.49 to 1.65)
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4.0 (2.6 to 5.3)
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6.6 (4.8 to 8.4)
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2.45 (0.88-4.02)
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General health questionnaire cases
|
40.0 (36.8 to 43.2)
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37.1 (33.8 to 40.4)
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0.79 (0.59 to 1.00)
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29.2 (25.5 to 32.9)
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31.5 (27.4 to 35.6)
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1.25 (0.84 to 1.67)
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25.3 (21.7 to 28.9)
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23.8 (20.1 to 27.6)
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0.88 (0.56-1.20)
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Self reported Gulf war syndrome
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18.6 (16.2 to 21.1)
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15.8 (13.3 to 18.2)
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0.58 (0.25 to 0.90)
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All prevalence estimates are weighted for sampling.
* Values of <1 indicate declining prevalence. Ratios are weighted for sampling.
