Table 1 Demographics and descriptive epidemiology of U.S. military (CDAD) cases (1998-2010)
All cases | C. difficilecases (CDAD) n (%) total = 2,423 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2,423 | CA = 1,018 | HA = 1,405 | P value† | |
Age yr. (Median; IQR) | 30; 24, 39 | 31; 25, 39 | 30; 23, 39 | 0.1529 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 1,880 (77.6) | 908 (74.5) | 972 (80.7) | <0.001 |
Female | 543 (22.4) | 311 (25.5) | 232 (19.3) | |
Race | ||||
White | 1,686 (69.6) | 853 (70) | 833 (69.2) | 0.263 |
Black | 355 (14.7) | 179 (14.7) | 176 (14.6) | |
Asian | 39 (1.6) | 21 (1.7) | 18 (1.5) | |
American Indian | 26 (1.1) | 19 (1.6) | 7 (0.6) | |
Hispanic | 121 (5.0) | 57 (4.7) | 64 (5.3) | |
Unknown/other | 196 (8.1) | 90 (7.4) | 106 (8.8) | |
Rank | ||||
O6-O10 | 32 (1.3) | 16 (1.3) | 16 (1.3) | 0.900 |
O1-05 | 360 (14.9) | 185 (15.2) | 175 (14.5) | |
Warrant officer | 34 (1.4) | 16 (1.3) | 18 (1.5) | |
E5-E9 | 1,139 (47) | 581 (47.7) | 558 (46.4) | |
E1-E4 | 858 (35.4) | 421 (34.5) | 437 (36.3) | |
Education | ||||
Graduate | 346 (6.1) | 98 (8.0) | 80 (6.6) | 0.001 |
Bachelor’s degree | 675 (11.9) | 164 (13.5) | 153 (12.7) | |
Some college | 591 (10.5) | 174 (14.3) | 129 (10.7) | |
High school | 3,824 (67.6) | 749 (61.4) | 795 (66.0) | |
<High school | 42 (0.7) | 4 (0.3) | 19 (1.6) | |
Unknown | 176 (3.1) | 30 (2.5) | 28 (2.3) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 3,160 (56) | 753 (61.8) | 686 (57.1) | 0.006 |
Single never married | 2,211 (39.1) | 380 (31.2) | 452 (37.6) | |
Other | 273 (4.8) | 83 (6.8) | 63 (5.2) | |
Unknown | 4 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | |
Service branch | ||||
Army | 995 (41.1) | 505 (41.4) | 490 (40.7) | 0.009 |
Air Force | 642 (26.5) | 354 (29.0) | 288 (23.9) | |
Coast Guard | 73 (3.0) | 36 (3.0) | 37 (3.1) | |
Marine corps | 252 (10.4) | 109 (8.9) | 143 (11.9) | |
Navy | 461 (19.0) | 215 (17.6) | 246 (20.4) | |
Follow up in days (Median duration) | 677 | 814 | 608 | <0.001 |