Table 1

Actuarial life table, by cohort and veteran status

Veteran status	Interval (years)	Had an outpatient MH visit during the interval (n)	Censored during the interval (n)	Effective sample size	Conditional probability of an outpatient MH visit in the interval	Probability of not having had an outpatient MH visit at the start of the interval	Probability of having had an outpatient MH visit at the start of the interval
Cohort 1 (matched on age and sex)
Veterans	0, 1	4831	2118	30 700.0	0.157	1.000	0.000
	1, 2	2113	1533	24 043.5	0.088	0.843	0.157
	2, 3	1416	1215	20 556.5	0.069	0.769	0.231
	3, 4	1033	1084	17 991.0	0.057	0.716	0.284
	4, 5	912	785	16 023.5	0.057	0.675	0.325
	5+	0	14 719	7359.5	0.000	0.636	0.364
Civilians	0, 1	17 577	3856	125 085.0	0.141	1.000	0.000
	1, 2	8097	5332	102 914.0	0.079	0.860	0.140
	2, 3	6007	4901	89 700.5	0.067	0.792	0.208
	3, 4	4653	4790	78 848.0	0.059	0.739	0.261
	4, 5	3858	3624	69 988.0	0.055	0.695	0.305
	5+	0	64 318	32 159.0	0.000	0.657	0.343
Cohort 2 (matched on age, sex and region of residence)
Veterans	0, 1	4777	1508	29 921.0	0.160	1.000	0.000
	1, 2	2074	1483	23 648.5	0.088	0.840	0.160
	2, 3	1401	1199	20 233.5	0.069	0.767	0.233
	3, 4	1025	1055	17 705.5	0.058	0.714	0.286
	4, 5	898	778	15 764.0	0.057	0.672	0.328
	5+	0	14 477	7238.5	0.000	0.634	0.366
Civilians	0, 1	18 203	3605	120 857.5	0.151	1.000	0.000
	1, 2	8081	5282	98 211.0	0.082	0.849	0.151
	2, 3	5872	4710	85 134.0	0.069	0.780	0.220
	3, 4	4515	4732	74 541.0	0.061	0.726	0.274
	4, 5	3543	3699	65 810.5	0.054	0.682	0.318
	5+	0	60 418	30 209.0	0.000	0.645	0.355
Cohort 3 (matched on age, sex, region of residence and neighbourhood median income quintile)*
Veterans	0, 1	4757	1502	29 825.0	0.160	1.000	0.000
	1, 2	2068	1479	23 577.5	0.088	0.840	0.160
	2, 3	1399	1198	20 171.0	0.069	0.767	0.233
	3, 4	1019	1049	17 648.5	0.058	0.714	0.286
	4, 5	898	774	15 718.0	0.057	0.672	0.328
	5+	0	14 433	7216.5	0.000	0.634	0.366
Civilians	0, 1	15 261	3686	120 444.0	0.127	1.000	0.000
	1, 2	7753	5412	100 634.0	0.077	0.873	0.127
	2, 3	5690	4862	87 744.0	0.065	0.806	0.194
	3, 4	4665	4861	77 192.5	0.060	0.754	0.246
	4, 5	3635	3708	68 243.0	0.053	0.708	0.292
	5+	0	62 754	31 377.5	0.000	0.671	0.329

*Cohort 3 also excludes civilians with a history of long-term care/rehabilitation stay and/or receipt of disability/income support payments.
MH, mental health.