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ArticleScientific reports2022

Factors associated with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis among US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nisha Jani, Israel C Christie, Tianshi David Wu, Daniel E Guzman, Jaehwan Han, Bryan Broderick, Michael J Falvo, Anays Sotolongo, Omowunmi Y Osinubi, Drew A Helmer

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Particles exposures and sarcoidosis.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2025
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  4. Pregnancy Outcomes of Women Veterans with Autoimmune Disease.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Nisha JaniAirborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA.
Israel C ChristieCenter for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd (152), Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Tianshi David WuCenter for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd (152), Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Daniel E GuzmanColumbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Jaehwan HanCenter for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd (152), Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Bryan BroderickJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Michael J FalvoAirborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA.
Anays SotolongoAirborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA.
Omowunmi Y OsinubiAirborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA.
Drew A HelmerCenter for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd (152), Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Drew.helmer@va.gov.
Center for Innovation · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USVA New Jersey Health Care System · USBaylor College of Medicine · USColumbia University Irving Medical Center · USJohns Hopkins University · USMichael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated risk factors of sarcoidosis among Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (AHOBPR) participants using a retrospective age and sex-matched case-control design of AHOBPR participants deployed to Afghanistan or Southwest Asia with and without sarcoidosis diagnosed in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Logistic regression models tested for associations between sarcoidosis and self-reported cumulative deployment-related exposures. 661 Veterans (0.37%) were diagnosed with sarcoidosis in VHA. Logistic regression demonstrated lower odds of sarcoidosis in Hispanic participants (OR 0.08, CI 0.04-0.15) and those who served in the Navy (OR 0.40, CI 0.21-0.72). African American veterans (OR 2.27, CI 1.66-3.11) and former smokers (OR 1.87, CI 1.33-2.62) were at elevated risk. Of the exposure variables, convoy activities had the highest odds of being associated with sarcoidosis and was marginally statistically significant (OR 1.16, CI 1.00-1.35). Sarcoidosis was an uncommon diagnosis among AHOBPR participants and was associated with only one of eight assessed cumulative deployment-related exposures.

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SarcoidosisVeteransAfghanistanHumansIraqRetrospective StudiesUnited States

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PMID36543815
PMCPMC9772322
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