ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2010
Military combat and risk of coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke in aging men: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
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- Early-Life War Exposure and Later-Life Frailty Among Older Adults in Vietnam: Does War Hasten Aging?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- War across the life course: examining the impact of exposure to conflict on a comprehensive inventory of health measures in an aging Vietnamese population.International journal of epidemiology · 2021Article
- Assessing exposure to war-related traumatic events in older Vietnamese war survivors.Conflict and health · 2021Article
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- The Relationship between Military Combat and Cardiovascular Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of vascular medicine · 2019Review
- Evidence Review-Social Determinants of Health for Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2018Review
- A Comparison of Self-reported Medication Adherence to Concordance Between Part D Claims and Medication Possession.Medical care · 2017Article
- Associations between lifetime potentially traumatic events and chronic physical conditions in the South African Stress and Health Survey: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2016Article
- Assessing Medicare Part D claim completeness using medication self-reports: the role of veteran status and Generic Drug Discount Programs.Medical care · 2015Article
- Veterans and risk of heart disease in the United States: a cohort with 20 years of follow up.International journal of preventive medicine · 2014Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and incidence of coronary heart disease: a twin study.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2013Article
- Risk of death for veterans on release from prison.The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law · 2012Article
- Late-life coronary heart disease mortality of Finnish war veterans in the TAMRISK study, a 28-year follow-up.BMC public health · 2011Article
- Military combat and burden of subclinical atherosclerosis in middle aged men: the ARIC study.Preventive medicineArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the long-term association of military combat stress with coronary heart disease (CHD) and ischemic stroke (IS).
methodsThe association between exposure to military combat and the occurrence of CHD and IS was assessed among 5,347 men in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Outcomes were assessed an average of 36 years after entry into military service during the eras of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam conflict.
resultsVeterans were more likely to be older, white, and of higher socioeconomic status than non-veterans. No differences in CHD period prevalence rates were noted among the three exposure groups, overall or by era of service. Associations between combat and ischemic stroke period prevalence may be modified by father's education, although confidence intervals were wide and event rates small.
conclusionsOverall, middle-aged veterans with distant combat exposure are not at increased cardiovascular risk compared to those without combat exposure.
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