FINAL REPORT 18JAN93

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Subject: FINAL REPORT   18JAN93                                          

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               waters of the gulf and oil-soaked shoreline were also present at this site.

                     The third group (Group III) of 831 Marines had no direct exposure in or

               near the oil fields, having spent the entire Desert Storm period in Al Jubayl,

               Saudi Arabia, which is located approximately 200 kilometers south of the

               nearest oil fields in southern Kuwait. At this location, a distant smoky haze

               was visible on the northern horizon.

                     From the 2715 Marines, the responses of 47 participants were eliminated

               from the final analysis yielding a total of 2668 responses (Group I - 892,

               Group II - 978, Group III - 798). Females were excluded due to their small

               number (N=36) and the possibility of their differential rate of self-reporting

               of disease symptoms'.  Additionally, the responses of two Red Cross workers

               and nine persons who provided an answer other than "male" or "female" to the

               sex identifier were not analyzed.

                     The questionnaire asked about illness and injury which had occurred

               since Operation Desert Storm began on January 17, 1991 to minimize recall bias

               and to achieve the goal of retrieving information for the conflict period

               (Appendix B). Demographic information on the age, sex, unit, military

               occupational specialty (MOS), principal job during this period, total length

               of deployment since the beginning of Desert Shield, and years of total

               military service was collected on each answer sheet. Information on use of

               sick call, influenza (flu) vaccination status and use of chemical/biological

               warfare (CBW) protective medications was also collected. Smoking status

               (current, ex-smoker, never smoked) and history of previous diagnosis of

hma, hay fever, medication allergies, emphysema or bronchitis were

               ascertained. Questions on health status were grouped into four categories: 1)

               injuries; 2) respiratory (wheezing, cough, chest pain, etc.); 3)


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