Table 3 Overall Cases and Incidence Rates for Nutritional Deficiencies and Disorders in US Military Personnel, 1997–2015
Nutritional Deficiency/Disorder | Outpatient | Inpatient | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases (n) | Incidence Rate (cases/100,000 person-yr) | Cases (n) | Incidence Rate (cases/100,000 person-yr) | Cases (n) | Incidence Rate (cases/100,000 person-yr) | |
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency (Beriberi & Other) | 209 | 0.80 | 12 | 0.05 | 221 | 0.84 |
Riboflavin (B2) Deficiency (Ariboflavinosis) | 32 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | 0.12 |
Niacin (B3) Deficiency (Pellagra) | 51 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.00 | 51 | 0.19 |
Pyridoxine (B6) Deficiency | 61 | 0.23 | 0 | 0.00 | 61 | 0.23 |
Folate (B9) Anemia | 178 | 0.68 | 1 | 0.00 | 179 | 0.68 |
Vitamin B12 Anemia | 1984 | 7.55 | 16 | 0.06 | 2000 | 7.62 |
Folate and Vitamin B12 Anemia | 60 | 0.23 | 2 | 0.01 | 62 | 0.24 |
Other B-Complex Deficiencies | 5303 | 20.19 | 13 | 0.05 | 5316 | 20.24 |
Vitamin A Deficiency | 659 | 2.51 | 0 | 0.00 | 659 | 2.51 |
Vitamin C Deficiency | 52 | 0.20 | 1 | 0.00 | 53 | 0.20 |
Vitamin D Deficiency | 14,102 | 53.70 | 11 | 0.04 | 14,113 | 53.73 |
Vitamin K Deficiency | 49 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.00 | 49 | 0.19 |
Deficiency of “Other Vitamins” | 1559 | 5.94 | 1 | 0.00 | 1560 | 5.94 |
Hypervitaminosis A | 68 | 0.26 | 0 | 0.00 | 68 | 0.26 |
Hypervitaminosis D | 33 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | 0.13 |