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Chronic Diseases in Male Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis
INTRODUCTION: Chronic disease risk may be high in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Our objective was to identify chronic health conditions that may disproportionately affect male veterans with MS. METHODS: We collected primary survey data for male veterans with MS (n = 1,142) in 2003 and 2004 an...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3346819/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22321147 |
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author | LaVela, Sherri L. Prohaska, Thomas R. Furner, Sylvia Weaver, Frances M. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Chronic disease risk may be high in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Our objective was to identify chronic health conditions that may disproportionately affect male veterans with MS. METHODS: We collected primary survey data for male veterans with MS (n = 1,142) in 2003 and 2004 and compared the data with 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System secondary data for comparison groups without MS (veteran population, n = 31,500; general population = 68,357). We compared disease prevalence by group and identified variables associated with chronic diseases in male veterans with MS. RESULTS: Overall, veterans with MS had a high prevalence of hypercholesterolemia (49%), hypertension (47%), diabetes (16%), coronary heart disease (11%), and stroke (7%). Overall and for the subset of people aged 50 years or older, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, and stroke were significantly more prevalent among male veterans with MS than among the general population. Diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and stroke were more prevalent overall among male veterans with MS than among the general veteran population; however, except for stroke, differences were not significant for the group aged 50 or older. Explanatory variables (eg, age, education, race) and dynamic associations between conditions (higher odds for each when ≥1 of the other conditions were present) for chronic disease in men with MS were similar to findings in the general population literature for select conditions. CONCLUSION: These findings raise awareness of chronic disease in a veteran cohort and help bridge a gap in the literature on chronic disease epidemiology in men with MS. We identified chronic disease priorities that may benefit from focused interventions to reduce disparities. |
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spelling | pubmed-33468192012-05-11 Chronic Diseases in Male Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis LaVela, Sherri L. Prohaska, Thomas R. Furner, Sylvia Weaver, Frances M. Prev Chronic Dis Original Research INTRODUCTION: Chronic disease risk may be high in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Our objective was to identify chronic health conditions that may disproportionately affect male veterans with MS. METHODS: We collected primary survey data for male veterans with MS (n = 1,142) in 2003 and 2004 and compared the data with 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System secondary data for comparison groups without MS (veteran population, n = 31,500; general population = 68,357). We compared disease prevalence by group and identified variables associated with chronic diseases in male veterans with MS. RESULTS: Overall, veterans with MS had a high prevalence of hypercholesterolemia (49%), hypertension (47%), diabetes (16%), coronary heart disease (11%), and stroke (7%). Overall and for the subset of people aged 50 years or older, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, and stroke were significantly more prevalent among male veterans with MS than among the general population. Diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and stroke were more prevalent overall among male veterans with MS than among the general veteran population; however, except for stroke, differences were not significant for the group aged 50 or older. Explanatory variables (eg, age, education, race) and dynamic associations between conditions (higher odds for each when ≥1 of the other conditions were present) for chronic disease in men with MS were similar to findings in the general population literature for select conditions. CONCLUSION: These findings raise awareness of chronic disease in a veteran cohort and help bridge a gap in the literature on chronic disease epidemiology in men with MS. We identified chronic disease priorities that may benefit from focused interventions to reduce disparities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3346819/ /pubmed/22321147 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research LaVela, Sherri L. Prohaska, Thomas R. Furner, Sylvia Weaver, Frances M. Chronic Diseases in Male Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis |
title | Chronic Diseases in Male Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis |
title_full | Chronic Diseases in Male Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis |
title_fullStr | Chronic Diseases in Male Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Chronic Diseases in Male Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis |
title_short | Chronic Diseases in Male Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis |
title_sort | chronic diseases in male veterans with multiple sclerosis |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3346819/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22321147 |
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