TABLE 3-8

Table 3-8 -- Frequency Distribution of Major Diagnostic Categories in 49 Gulf War Veterans in Canada

Diagnostic                Primary       Any     
category                 diagnosis   diagnosis  
                                
Psychological               45%         77%   

Dermatological               6          53      

Digestive system             4          53      
                                
Musculoskeletal             16          49      
 
Nervous system               6          41      

Ear, nose, and  throat       4          28      
                                  
Ophthalmology                2          20      

Respiratory                  2          14      

Ill-defined                  2           8     

Genitourinary                2           8

SOURCE: K.C. Scott, Head of Medical Services, Canadian Forces, presentation at VA National Conference: Current Concepts of Persian Gulf Veterans Illnesses, Long Beach, CA, August 1996.