Risk of Traumatic Brain Injury in Deployment and Nondeployment Settings Among Members of the Millennium Cohort Study

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• Personal Author:
  Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D ; Jannace KC ; Perkison WB ; Pompeii L ; Rull RP ; Trone DW ; Yamal J-M
• Description:
  Objective: To describe and quantify the prevalence and risk of deployment and nondeployment service-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) among participants of the Millennium Cohort Study. Setting: Survey data. Participants: 28 759 Millennium Cohort Study participants who were active duty, Reserves, or National Guard at the time of the survey. Design: Cross-sectional secondary data analysis. Main measures: Estimates of prevalence and rates of TBI were calculated. Multivariable Poisson regression estimated rate ratios of TBI overall and stratified by deployment and nondeployment settings. Results: The rate of TBI over the 362 535 person-years (PY) was 2.95 p/100 PY. the nondeployment rate was 2.15 p/100 PY, with a significantly higher rate (11.38 p/100 PY) in deployment settings. Bullets/blasts were the most common TBI mechanisms in deployed settings, while sports/physical training and military training were common in nondeployed settings. Conclusions: The risk of TBI as well as its mechanism varies by deployment and nondeployment, suggesting that targeted prevention strategies are needed to reduce the risk for TBI among military personnel based on their deployment status. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cohort Studies Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Brain Trauma Cohort Studies Cross Sectional Studies Military Personnel Occupational Injury TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
• ISSN:
  0885-9701
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Dallas Region [OSHA] ; Maryland ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA] ; San Francisco Region [OSHA] ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070627
• Citation:
  J Head Trauma Rehabil 2025 Mar/Apr; 40(2):E102-E110
• Contact Point Address:
  Kalyn C. Jannace PhD, Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc, 6720a Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817
• Email:
  Kalyn.Jannace.Ctr@usuhs.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:865ab8c24188182837ef71c78208fff2f53337ab36d18fe970f36ef07e16a1966e490f4e20434e0e770dfe7f90c422e34b0b3c276910e014dd1ffc4b14546b09
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208806/cdc_208806_DS1.pdf
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