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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Self-reported dietary supplement use in deployed United States service members pre-deployment vs. during deployment, Afghanistan, 2013–2014

Characteristic

Count (%)

Sex

 Male

1324 (79%)

 Female

340 (20%)

 No answer

21 (1%)

Age (years)

 17-24

469 (28%)

 25-34

773 (46%)

 35-44

306 (18%)

 45-54

103 (6%)

 > 54

15 (1%)

 No answer

19 (1%)

Race

 Caucasian

922 (55%)

 African American

308 (18%)

 Hispanic

254 (15%)

 Asian

84 (5%)

 Other

96 (6%)

 No answer

21 (1%)

Education

 High school diploma

243 (14%)

 Some college

805 (48%)

 Bachelor’s Degree

434 (26%)

 Master’s/Ph.D.

183 (11%)

 No answer

20 (1%)

Branch of service

 Army

1063 (63%)

 Air Force

575 (34%)

 Navy

23 (1%)

 Marines

5 (<1%)

 Other

2 (<1%)

 No answer

17 (1%)

Rank

 Officer

317 (19%)

 Senior Enlisted

700 (42%)

 Junior Enlisted

658 (39%)

 No answer

10 (<1%)

Deployment length (months)

 < 1

202 (12%)

 1-3

503 (30%)

 4-6

501 (30%)

 7-9

383 (23%)

 > 9

90 (5%)

 No answer

6 (<1%)

Military occupational specialty

 Combat arms

250 (15%)

 Combat support

661 (39%)

 Combat service support

741 (44%)

 No answer

33 (2%)

  1. Percentages given are out of all study participants (n = 1685)