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Table 2 DNBI rates and impact measures from aggregate clinic visits and questionnaire during CP11

From: Incidence and risk factors for disease and non-battle injury aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT during a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response Mission, Continuing Promise 2011

 

Clinic visits

Clinic visits

Enhanced DNBI questionnaire

Enhanced DNBI questionnairebc

 

Rate

95 % CI

Light duty days (%)

Lost work days (%)

Admissions (%)

Rate

95 % CI

No impact (%)

Minor impact (%)

Moderate/severe impact (%)

Respiratory

1.46

1.29, 1.65

13 (3.4)

39 (12.0)

1 (8.3)

11.79

10.63, 13.03

62 (26.7)

20 (13.5)

13 (16.9)

Dermatologic

1.97

1.77, 2.19

72 (18.8)

5 (1.5)

1 (8.3)

8.71

7.73, 9.79

69 (29.7)

32 (21.6)

4 (5.2)

Gastrointestinal

2.22

2.00, 2.45

13 (3.4)

201 (61.8)

3 (25.0)

7.38

6.48, 8.38

37 (15.9)

32 (21.6)

21 (27.3)

Gynecologica

0.86

0.62, 1.15

0 (0.0)

2 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0.87

0.43, 1.60

3 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

Heat injury

0.03

0.01, 0.07

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

1.87

1.44, 2.40

9 (3.9)

13 (8.8)

6 (7.8)

Sports/Recreation injury

0.13

0.08, 0.19

40 (10.4)

2 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

1.49

1.11, 1.96

12 (5.2)

5 (3.4)

2 (2.6)

MVA

0.00

0.00, 0.00

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.03

0.00, 0.16

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Work/Training Injury

0.34

0.26, 0.44

58 (15.1)

12 (3.7)

0 (0.0)

0.98

0.68, 1.38

1 (0.4)

3 (2.0)

1 (1.3)

Other injury

0.17

0.12, 0.24

47 (12.3)

3 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

0.86

0.58, 1.23

6 (2.6)

5 (3.4)

2 (2.6)

Ophthalmologic

0.13

0.09, 0.20

0 (0.0)

3 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

1.08

0.76, 1.49

3 (1.3)

3(2.0)

4 (5.2)

STI

0.03

0.01, 0.07

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.03

0.00, 0.16

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Mental health

0.51

0.41, 0.62

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

2 (16.7)

5.29

4.53, 6.14

22 (9.5)

28 (18.9)

11 (14.3)

Fever

0.02

0.00, 0.05

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1.52

1.13, 2.00

5 (2.2)

4 (2.7)

9 (11.7)

Other Med/Surgical

3.18

2.92, 3.45

140 (36.6)

49 (15.1)

4 (33.3)

0.76

0.50, 1.11

3 (1.3)

2 (1.4)

4 (5.2)

Dental

 

0.10

0.02, 0.26

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Neurologic

0.10

0.06, 0.16

0 (0.0)

3 (0.9)

1 (8.3)

 

Total

10.53

10.05, 11.03

383 (100.0)

325 (100.0)

12 (100.0)

42.17

39.95, 44.48

232 (42.1)

148 (26.9)

77 (14.0)

  1. Data not obtained for clinic dental or questionnaire neurologic
  2. Rates are in cases per 100 person-weeks
  3. aGynecologic rates calculated using female person-time
  4. bImpact analysis accounting for periods after implementing updated questionnaire at week 13
  5. c17 % with a DNBI did not indicate any degree of impact
  6. CI confidence interval, MVA motor vehicle accident, STI sexually transmitted infection
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