Table 3 Demographic, Clinical Features and Military Occupation Characteristics Associated with Raynauds Phenomenon, Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis, and Systemic Sclerosis

  < 29

1.0

1.0

1.0

 30–39

1.2 (.9–1.4)

3.2 (1.5–6.5)*

3.0 (1.7–5.5)*

 40–49

1.2 (1.2–1.5)*

2.9 (1.3–6.6)*

1.9 0.9–3.8)*

 50+

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

2.9 (0.8–10.6)

3.3 (1.3–8.4)*

 Male

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Female

4.8 (4.1–5.9)*

5.9 (3.2–11.0)*

5.8 (3.4–9.8)*

 White

1.0

1.0

1.0

 All others

1.5 (1.3–1.8)*

2.6 (1.3–5.4)*

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

 Army

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Other Armed Forces

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

0.8 (0.5–2.0)

 Traumatic Brain Injury

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

1.01 (0.5–2.0)

 Pulmonary Artery Hypertension

5.0 (2.1–12.2)*

–

–

 Hypertension

1.6 (1.4–1.9)*

1.6 (0.8–3.1)

3.0 (1.8–5)*

 Cancer

1.8 (1.2–2.7)*

–

1.7 (0.6–05.9)

 Craftworker

1.3 (1.0–1.8)*

–

1.2 (0.4–3.5)

 Electronic Equipment Worker

1.1 (0.8–1.3)

–

1.6 (0.8–3.4)

 Engineering/Maintenance

1.8 (1.1–2.9)*

–

2.3 (0.5–10.2)

 Health Care

1.5 (1.2–3.0)*

–

0.9 (0.3–2.7)

 Infantry

1.0 (0.7–1.2)

–

1.0 (0.4–2.7)

 Intelligence

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

–

1.34 (0.5–3.8)

 Technical/Allied Specialist

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

–

0.9 (0.1–6.7)

 Supply

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

–

1.0 (0.5–2.3)

 Tactical Operations

0.9 (0.5–1.5)

–

–