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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analyses of DNBI rates among surveyed personnel aboard USNS COMFORT 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

 

Total DNBI rates

 

Univariate

Multivariatea

 

IRR

p-value

IRR

p-value

Age

  ≤ 25 (referent)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 26–35

1.17

0.049

1.23

0.009

 36+

0.87

0.133

0.90

0.316

Gender

 Male (referent)

1.00

  

 Female

1.00

0.977

Rank

 Enlisted (referent)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Officers

1.07

0.440

1.23

0.025

 Civilian

0.76

0.024

0.93

0.934

Branch of service

 Army (referent)

1.00

  

 Air Force

1.60

0.144

 Navy

1.65

0.087

 NGO

1.30

0.412

 Other

1.74

0.089

Days off Ship (continuous)

1.10

<0.001

1.09

<0.001

Location

 Jamaica

0.75

0.036

1.07

0.672

 Peru

0.70

0.025

1.03

0.889

 Ecuador

1.60

<0.001

1.81

<0.001

 Colombia

1.39

0.001

1.39

0.002

 Nicaragua

1.13

0.366

1.61

0.002

 Guatemala

1.24

0.072

1.64

<0.001

 El Salvador

1.60

<0.001

2.06

<0.001

 Costa Rica

0.81

0.072

1.10

0.472

 Haiti

0.52

<0.001

0.84

0.270

Unit department

 Air detachment

1.29

0.127

1.45

0.062

 Boat detachment

0.70

0.316

0.93

0.837

 DAS

0.82

0.166

1.05

0.795

 Destroyer Squadron

0.71

0.278

0.75

0.374

 DFA

0.97

0.805

1.11

0.539

 Medical services

1.00

0.996

1.17

0.268

 Surgical services

0.74

0.003

0.96

0.790

 Nursing services

1.29

0.004

1.48

0.007

 Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron

0.73

0.286

1.13

0.698

 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

2.25

<0.001

3.17

<0.001

 Manpower/Personnel

0.83

0.453

1.20

0.521

 Security

1.27

0.025

1.71

<0.001

 Information operations

0.63

0.062

0.71

0.210

 Communications

1.17

0.546

1.39

0.247

 Public Affairs Office/Band

1.29

0.174

1.35

0.164

 Translator

0.90

0.665

1.01

0.969

 Operations

0.93

0.799

1.16

0.589

 Other

0.74

0.016

0.80

0.061

  1. aMultivariate analyses adjusted for age, rank and days off ship