Key result
Service in Vietnam was associated with a higher mortality rate in the first five years after discharge compared to service elsewhere (rate ratio 1.45; 95% CI 1.08-1.96), mainly due to external causes.
Why the study?
Does service in Vietnam increase postservice mortality compared to service elsewhere during the Vietnam era?
Population
9,324 US Army veterans who served in Vietnam
Comparison
Service in Vietnam vs 8,989 Vietnam-era Army veterans who served in…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
through December 1983
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May warrant targeted post-discharge support for deployed veterans; leaves open causal mechanisms versus selection effects.
Cohort (n=18,313)
Does service in Vietnam increase postservice mortality compared to service elsewhere during the Vietnam era?
Relative Risk: 1.45 (95% CI 1.08–1.96)
Vietnam veterans experienced a 17% higher postservice mortality rate compared to non-Vietnam veterans, primarily driven by external causes in the first five years after discharge.
A 1987 study conducted a cohort in Postservice mortality (n=18,313). Service in Vietnam vs. Service in Korea, Germany, or the United States was evaluated on Mortality in the first five years after discharge (rate ratio 1.45, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.96). Service in Vietnam was associated with a higher mortality rate in the first five years after discharge compared to service elsewhere (rate ratio 1.45; 95% CI 1.08-1.96), mainly due to external causes.
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