Combined Analysis of the VA and DoD Gulf War Clinical Registries
Abstract
The overall project objectives are to: 1. Describe the patterns of illnesses among Gulf War veterans in the two clinical registries and evaluate whether the patterns of illnesses among Gulf War veterans vary by potential wartime exposures; 2. Assess changes in health status of veterans as individuals and as a group over time; and 3. Describe the patterns of illnesses among the family members of veterans evaluated in the two clinical registries; and, The merging of military and demographic data from the DMDC roster files, clinical data from the DoD CCEP and the VA Gulf War Health Examination Registry (PGR), DoD Hospitalization file, CHPPM's DMDC conflict file with UIC data and the DoD anthrax data file has been completed. The initial tables describing demographic, military and medical (both symptoms and diagnoses) characteristics of 49,079 veterans on the old VA PGR, 21,306 veterans on the new VA PGR and 32,876 veterans on the DoD CCEP are being generated. Variables to be used in the tables were identified; the data were edited; and variables that completed the data editing process were evaluated. The initial 80 tables stratified by gender, rank and branch of service will be completed in two months.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA388508
Entities
People
- Han K. Kang
Organizations
- Veterans Administration Medical Center