BACKGROUND: Nationwide surveys in the United States found that certain health-related factors, in particular cigarette smoking and obesity, were more prevalent in veterans than in non-veterans. PURPOSE: The objective of this paper was to compare health-related characteristics and dietary intakes between veterans and non-veterans in the Multiethnic Cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cohort par...

OBJECTIVES Across diverse groups of Gulf War (GW) veterans, reports of musculoskeletal pain, cognitive dysfunction, unexplained fatigue, chronic diarrhoea, rashes and respiratory problems are common. GW illness is a condition resulting from GW service in veterans who report a combination of these symptoms. This study integrated the GW literature using meta-analytical methods to characterise the...

INTRODUCTION Cigarette smoking increases the risk of illness and early death for people with coronary heart disease. In 2010, Brown estimated prevalence rates for smoking among veterans and nonveterans with or without coronary heart disease in the United States, based on the 2003 through 2007 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Recent changes in BRFSS methods promi...

We compared the peripheral vascular function of veterans and non-veterans with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and claudication. The circulation of the lower extremities was assessed under rest and reactive hyperemia conditions in 413 veterans and in 83 non-veterans. Veterans had more severe PAD as measured by a lower ankle/brachial index (p < 0.001). Following the occlusive test, veterans had ...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was examined as a risk factor for suicidal ideation in Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans (N = 407) referred to Veterans Affairs mental health care. The authors also examined if risk for suicidal ideation was increased by the presence of comorbid mental disorders in veterans with PTSD. Veterans who screened positive for PTSD were more than 4 times as likely t...

We compared the peripheral vascular function of veterans and non-veterans with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and claudication. The circulation of the lower extremities was assessed under rest and reactive hyperemia conditions in 413 veterans and in 83 non-veterans. Veterans had more severe PAD as measured by a lower ankle/ brachial index (p<0.001). Following the occlusive test, veterans had a...

OBJECTIVE We examined racial-ethnic differences in all-cause mortality after stroke in a cohort of veterans living in the southeastern United States. METHODS Data on a cohort of 4115 veterans with a diagnosis of stroke were analyzed. The cohort included veterans who classified themselves as non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, or Other. All veterans had a diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhag...

the aim of this study was to compare overall life satisfaction, subjective well-being, family stress, and stress symptoms of wives of three groups of iranian disabled veterans.participants included 97 wives of three groups of disabled veterans (group 1with 25-49% disability; group 2 with 50-69% disability; and group 3 with larger or equal to 70% disability). the participants were selected rando...

objective: this study was conducted to compare the personal well-being among the wives of iranian veterans living in the city of qom. method: a sample of 300 was randomly selected from a database containing the addresses of veteran’s families at iran’s veterans foundation in qom (bonyad-e-shahid va omoore isargaran).the veterans' wives were divided into three groups: wives of martyrs (killed ve...

people with post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) have been found to be at a higher risk for a number of mental and physical health problems. in addition to these problems, people with ptsd are more likely than those without ptsd to experience problems with pain. the purpose of this study was to determine the psychological profile of veterans with ptsd and chronic pain and its comparison with p...