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Table 1 Demographics of battle casualties (BCs) and the control group (CTRLs)

From: Coping strategies of Dutch servicemembers after deployment

Characteristics

BCs (n = 33)

CTRLs (n = 33)

Gender [n(%)]

 Male

31 (94)

31 (94)

 Female

2 (6)

2 (6)

Age [year, mean ± SD)]

24.9 ± 6.8

26.3 ± 6.1

Marital status [n(%)]

 Single

10 (30)

6 (18)

 In a Relationship

15 (46)

12 (36)

 Married

7 (21)

15 (46)

 Unknown

1 (3)

Educational level [n(%)]

 Low

1 (3)

1 (3)

 Middle

25 (76)

28 (85)

 High

6 (18)

4 (12)

 Unknown

1 (3)

Rank during deployment [n(%)]

 Junior enlisted (E1-E4)

21 (64)

20 (61)

 Senior enlisted (E5-E9)

8 (24)

9 (27)

 Junior officers (O1-O3)

4 (12)

3 (9)

 Senior officers (O4-O10)

1 (3)

Number of deployments [median (IQR)]

2 (2)*

2 (2)

  1. SD. Standard deviation; IQR. Interquartile range; −. No data; *. N = 31, the number of deployments for two BCs were missing