Cox proportional hazard model of the association between veteran status and cardiovascular cases by diagnosis, 2012 and 2017
| Veterans, n=78 157 | Non-veterans, n=252 637 | 2012 | 2017 | |||||
| Cases, n (%) | Cases, n (%) | HR | 95% CI | P value | HR | 95% CI | P value | |
| All CVD | 4469 (5.71) | 12 010 (4.75) | 1.23 | 1.18 to 1.29 | <0.001 | 1.16 | 1.12 to 1.20 | <0.001 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 4336 (6.14) | 11 398 (5.10) | 1.23 | 1.17 to 1.28 | <0.001 | 1.16 | 1.12 to 1.20 | <0.001 |
| Women | 133 (1.75) | 612 (2.11) | 0.89 | 0.70 to 1.14 | 0.365 | 0.87 | 0.72 to 1.05 | 0.157 |
| Diagnosis | ||||||||
| AMI | 3113 (3.98) | 8362 (3.31) | 1.22 | 1.16 to 1.29 | <0.001 | 1.15 | 1.10 to 1.20 | <0.001 |
| PAD | 1051 (1.34) | 2467 (0.98) | 1.46 | 1.33 to 1.60 | <0.001 | 1.29 | 1.20 to 1.39 | <0.001 |
| Stroke | 742 (0.94) | 2109 (0.86) | 1.21 | 1.09 to 1.29 | 0.001 | 1.16 | 1.06 to 1.28 | 0.001 |
Cohort size and cases as at 2017.
Stroke—landmark age 40 years.
AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CVD, cardiovascular disease; PAD, peripheral arterial disease.