Comparison of multiple intervention (MI) and historical control (HC) cohorts on demographics and lifestyle characteristics
| Variable | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI (%) | HC (%) | p Value* | MI (%) | HC (%) | p Value* | |
| *From χ2 statistic. | ||||||
| †In analysis of military occupational specialty and basic combat training location, zero cells were not included in the analysis. | ||||||
| ‡Military occupational specialties: 63G, fuel and electrical system repairer; 63W, wheel vehicle repairer; 63D, self propelled field artillery system mechanic; 63H, track vehicle repairer; 63Y, track vehicle mechanic. | ||||||
| §BCT, basic combat training. | ||||||
| Rank | ||||||
| Private One | 64.7 | 60.4 | 58.4 | 52.0 | ||
| Private Two | 19.5 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 25.8 | ||
| Private First Class | 13.1 | 13.1 | 0.02 | 15.5 | 18.4 | 0.59 |
| Specialist | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| Military occupational specialty†‡ | ||||||
| 63G | 8.5 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 63W | 59.4 | 61.7 | 68.3 | 83.2 | ||
| 63D | 5.3 | 9.6 | <0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | <0.01 |
| 63H | 12.7 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 9.8 | ||
| 63Y | 14.1 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 2.0 | ||
| Race | ||||||
| Black | 11.5 | 16.3 | 21.5 | 20.6 | ||
| Caucasian | 63.8 | 61.3 | 58.4 | 61.0 | ||
| Hispanic | 14.8 | 14.2 | <0.01 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 0.56 |
| Other | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 11.4 | ||
| BCT Location†§ | ||||||
| Fort Jackson, SC | 24.2 | 10.7 | 81.9 | 64.1 | ||
| Fort Knox, KY | 56.8 | 67.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||
| Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 6.0 | 4.3 | <0.01 | 12.8 | 18.6 | <0.01 |
| Fort Benning, GA | 7.8 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Fort Sill, OK | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 15.5 | ||
| Other | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | ||
| Injury on entry | ||||||
| Yes | 7.4 | 9.7 | 0.04 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 0.51 |
| No | 92.6 | 90.3 | 80.4 | 83.1 | ||
| Illness on entry | ||||||
| Yes | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.14 | 4.1 | 2.7 | |
| No | 98.0 | 97.1 | 95.9 | 97.3 | 0.48 | |
| Cigarette smoking (once in 30 days before BCT§) | ||||||
| Yes | 43.3 | 45.7 | 0.23 | 40.9 | 41.4 | |
| No | 56.7 | 54.3 | 59.1 | 58.6 | 0.93 | |
| Smokeless tobacco use (once in 30 days before BCT§) | ||||||
| Yes | 16.9 | 17.0 | 0.92 | 5.4 | 3.6 | |
| No | 83.1 | 83.0 | 94.6 | 96.4 | 0.41 | |