Health Assessment of Persian Gulf War Veterans from Iowa

A Cooperative Agreement between the University of Iowa, Iowa
Department of Public Health, and Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention

This study was a cross-sectional telephone interview survey comparing the prevalence of self-reported symptoms and illnesses among military personnel deployed to the Persian Gulf War (PGW) and military personnel on active duty at the same time but not deployed to the Persian Gulf (non-PGW). A total of 4886 subjects were randomly selected from a population-based sample of military personnel from Iowa. The main outcome measures were self-reported symptoms of medical illnesses and psychiatric conditions. The initial results have been reported (JAMA 1997;277:238-245). Additional data analyses, case-control, and case validation studies are currently underway.