Long-term mortality amongst Gulf War Veterans: is there a relationship with experiences during deployment and subsequent morbidity?
The higher rates of non-disease-related deaths in Gulf War Veterans is not evident in the period of follow-up since 1997. Neither the excess morbidity reported in health surveys nor the experiences during deployment significantly influenced future mortality. The two non-significant associations found (reported depleted uranium exposure and disease death, reporting handling pesticides and non-disease deaths) need to be considered in the context of the number of possible associations examined and potential biases-although they are biologically plausible.
The data indicate that fatigue perceived by MS patients is associated with measures of fatigability. This observation helps in the understanding of mechanisms underlying the increased levels of fatigue perceived by MS patients. These data also emphasize that for comparison of fatigue-related parameters between groups, correction for individual maximal force is essential.