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Table 5 Adjusted GEE effect estimates for follow-up survey response over time

From: Survey response over 15 years of follow-up in the Millennium Cohort Study

 

Responded

AOR (95% CI)

Panel (ref: 1)

 2

0.70 (0.68, 0.71)

 3

0.61 (0.60, 0.63)

 4

0.66 (0.64, 0.69)

Wave (ref: 2)

 3

1.04 (1.02, 1.05)

 4

0.91 (0.90, 0.93)

 5

0.85 (0.84, 0.87)

Female sex (ref: male)

1.08 (1.06, 1.10)

Birth year (ref: 1980 +)

 Pre-1960

3.63 (3.47, 3.79)

 1960–1969

2.03 (1.97, 2.10)

 1970–1979

1.18 (1.15, 1.21)

Race and ethnicity (ref: non-Hispanic White)

 American Indian or Alaskan Native

0.84 (0.78, 0.89)

 Asian or Pacific Islander

0.83 (0.80, 0.86)

 Hispanic or Latino

0.62 (0.61, 0.64)

 Non-Hispanic Black

0.81 (0.78, 0.83)

 Multiracial

0.87 (0.80, 0.93)

 Missing

0.79 (0.56, 1.10)

Educational attainment (ref: high school equivalent or less)

 Some college, no degree

1.37 (1.34, 1.40)

 Associate degree

1.87 (1.81, 1.92)

 Bachelor’s degree

2.62 (2.54, 2.70)

 Postgraduate degree

3.56 (3.41, 3.72)

 Missing

0.80 (0.39, 1.65)

Marital status (ref: never married)

 Married

1.03 (1.01, 1.05)

 No longer married

0.93 (0.90, 0.96)

 Missing

0.83 (0.34, 2.05)

Component status (ref: active duty)

 Reserve/National Guard

0.78 (0.76, 0.80)

 Separated

0.32 (0.31, 0.33)

Service branch (ref: Army)

   Navy or Coast Guard

1.04 (1.01, 1.06)

   Marine Corps

1.18 (1.14, 1.22)

   Air Force

0.93 (0.91, 0.95)

Pay grade (ref: junior enlisted)

 Senior enlisted

1.00 (0.98, 1.02)

 Officer

0.87 (0.84, 0.90)

Military occupation (ref: other)

 Admin/supply

0.90 (0.88, 0.91)

 Health care

1.00 (0.98, 1.03)

 Combat specialist

1.06 (1.04, 1.09)

Length of service, 5-year interval

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

Time deployed, 1-year interval

1.01 (0.99, 1.02)

Deployment experience (ref: not deployed)

 Deployed without combat

1.12 (1.09, 1.15)

 Deployed with combat

1.21 (1.18, 1.24)

 Deployed with unknown combat

0.29 (0.28, 0.30)

Life stressors (ref: none)

 One

1.08 (1.06, 1.11)

 More than one

1.12 (1.09, 1.15)

 Missing

1.08 (0.99, 1.19)

Mental healtha (ref: none)

 One

1.15 (1.12, 1.19)

 More than one

1.14 (1.10, 1.18)

 Missing

0.85 (0.67, 1.08)

Physical healtha (ref: none)

 One

1.23 (1.21, 1.25)

 More than one

1.58 (1.54, 1.63)

 Missing

1.19 (0.99, 1.44)

Unhealthy behaviorsa (ref: none)

 One

0.86 (0.84, 0.87)

 More than one

0.81 (0.79, 0.83)

 Missing

0.87 (0.71, 1.07)

  1. All characteristics were significantly associated with follow-up survey response over time (p < .05) except for cumulative years deployed in the adjusted model (p = .34)
  2. AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, GEE generalized estimating equation
  3. aMental health indicators included screens for PTSD, depression, panic, other anxiety, and binge eating disorder. Physical health indicators included obese body mass index and diagnoses of hypertension, high cholesterol, migraines, and sleep apnea. Unhealthy behavior indicators included current cigarette smoking, heavy weekly alcohol drinking, and unhealthy sleep duration