Prevalence, correlates, and mental and physical health burden of cardiovascular disease in older U.S. military veterans
Cailin G Arechiga, Rick Yang, Robert H Pietrzak, Shishir Paudel · 2024
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Description
The authors measured how common heart and vessel disease is among older American veterans, and what travels with it. Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, and veterans over sixty may carry extra risk from age and service. The study drew on a national survey of 3,001 veterans aged sixty and up. It classed them by whether a clinician had ever diagnosed heart disease, heart attack, or stroke.
One in four veterans reported such a diagnosis. Older age, heavier lifetime trauma, nicotine dependence, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes all tracked with the disease. Even after accounting for those, affected veterans showed clearly worse mental and physical health across many measures. The authors argue for care that treats the heart condition and its wider burden together, not in separate silos.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cailin G Arechiga, Rick Yang, Robert H Pietrzak, Shishir Paudel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |