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Cohort R95b: Multiple Sclerosis
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Title: Cohort R95b: Multiple Sclerosis
Summary: A cohort of 10,610 veterans (5,305 multiple sclerosis patients; 5,305 comparisons). The MS patients were considered service connected, and therefore VA compensated, if symptom onset occurred within 7 years after separation from service. MS individuals were drawn from 1956 and 1969 VA compensation and pension files. 4402 first served in World War II and 903 first served in Korea. In addition to fields listed below in the cohort description, additional demographic and clinical data are extant. Mortality data are being collected.
References:
Kurtzke JF, Beebe GW, Norman JE Jr. Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in U. S. veterans. I. Race, Sex, and Geographic Distribution. Neurology 1979(Sept.);29:1228-1235.
Norman JE Jr., Kurtzke JF, Beebe GW. Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in U. S. veterans. II. Latitude, Climate, and the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis. J Chron Dis 1983;36:551-559, 565-567.
Kurtzke JF, Beebe GW, Norman JE Jr. Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in U. S. veterans. III. Migration and the Risk of MS. Neurology 1985(May);35(5):672-678.
Kurtzke JF, Page WF, Murphy FM, Norman JE Jr. Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in U.S. veterans. IV. Age at Onset. Neuroepidemiology 1992;11:226-235.
Page WF, Kurtzke JF, Murphy FM, Norman JE Jr. Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in U.S. veterans. V. Ancestry and the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis. Ann Neurol 1993;33:632-639.
Page WF, Mack TM, Kurtzke JF, Murphy FM, Norman JE Jr. Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in U.S. veterans. VI. Population Ancestry and Surname Ethnicity as Risk Factors for Multiple Sclerosis. Neuroepidemiology 1995;14:286-296.
Kurtzke JF, Page WF. Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in US veterans. VII. Risk factors for MS. Neurology 1997;48(1):204-213.
Keywords: multiple sclerosis; mortality
Cohort Characteristics: 10,610 total records
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Data item |
MS (5,305) |
Comparison (5,305) |
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Military service number: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Social security number: |
89% complete |
48% complete |
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VA claim folder number: |
100% complete |
2% complete |
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Full name: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Sex: |
100% complete |
0% complete |
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Male: |
98% |
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Race: |
45% complete |
0% complete |
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White: |
93% |
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Black: |
2% |
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Other: |
4% |
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Date of birth: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Mean year of birth: |
1920 |
1920 |
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Median year of birth: |
1921 |
1921 |
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Year of birth range: |
1895-1937 |
1895-1937 |
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Branch of service: |
57% complete |
34% complete |
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Navy: |
25% |
21% |
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Army: |
63% |
68% |
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Air Force: |
5% |
6% |
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Marines: |
4% |
3% |
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Coast Guard: |
2% |
3% |
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Date of entry onto active duty: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Date of release from active duty: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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War era: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Last Updated: 8/15/2005, 02:08 PM
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