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Table 3 Sample Characteristics of Veterans Utilizing Care by Gender

From: Comparison of outpatient health care utilization among returning women and men Veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq

Characteristics

Veterans Using Care

 

Men

N = 618

Women

N = 128

P

Value

Mean Age (S.D.)

34(9.72)

31(7.72)

0.001

Race (%)

   

   White

67

53

0.01

   Non White

12

24

 

   Unknown

21

23

 

Marital Status (%)

   

   Married

38

26

0.01

   Single

62

74

 

Length of Service (%)

   

   < 3 years

67

62

0.2

   ≥3 years

33

38

 

Have Private Health Insurance (%)

48

46

0.7

Having ≥30% Service Connected Disability (%)

17

15

0.8

Service Branch (%)

   

   Army

71

73

 

   Navy

7

10

0.01

   Air force

7

10

 

   Marine Corps

15

7

 

Outpatient Visits

   

   Mean(S.D.)

9.7(10.6)

9.5(9.8)

0.8

   Median

15.4

16.3

0.7

   Range(Min-Max)

1-55

1-56

 

Mean Observation Time (Year)(S.D.)

0.80(0.63)

0.71(0.61)

0.22