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Table 1
Characteristics of the mortality cohort (1966–2015) of French nuclear test veterans.
| Mortality Cohort (N=26,514) |
|
|---|---|
| Vital Status n (%) | |
| Alive on 31/12/2015 Dead before 2016 Lost to follow-up |
18,408 (69.42) 8,094 (30.53) 12 (0.005) |
| Military Unit n (%) | |
| Ground forces | 4,060 (15.3) |
| Navy | 18,040 (68) |
| Air force | 3,209 (12.2) |
| Civil staff | 530 (2) |
| Health services | 675 (2.5) |
| Periods of first dosimetry results? (%) | |
| During atmospheric nuclear tests (1966–1974) | 24,437 (92.2) |
| During underground nuclear test (1975–1996) | 2,077 (7.8) |
| Dosimetry status n (%) | |
| « Null dosimetry » group | 24,384 (92) |
| « Non-null dosimetry » group | 2,130 (8) |
| Age at the first dosimeter (years) Mean (standard deviation) Median Minimum-Maximum |
25.1 (7.3) 21 16–64 |
| Duration of follow-up (years) | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 42.5 (9.6) |
| Median Minimum-Maximum |
48 0–50 |
| Age at end of follow up | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 67.6 (10.3) |
| Median | 68 |
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