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Table 2 Mean number of cases per outbreak, by unit type and time period

From: Secular trends in 1,192 diarrheal outbreaks in the Israel Defence Forces between 1988–2011

Period

Years

Field of service

Field of training

Non-field

r FT/FS

r FT/NF

1

’88-’91

30.2

45.1

37.6

1.49

1.20

2

’92-’95

26.8

44.3

35.4

1.65

1.25

3

’96-’99

26.8

48.6

36.7

1.81

1.32

4

’00-’03

31.1

43.5

43.2

1.40

1.01

5

’04-’07

26.8

56.8

36.1

2.12

1.57

6

’08-’11

29.6

60.0

36.5

2.03

1.64

  1. (r-ratio).
  2. FT - Field trainings, FS - Field service units, NF-non-field units.
  3. T – training units, D – deployed units, G – garrisoned units.