Table 3.
CPRD Aurum sample (veteran and non-veteran) mental and physical health profile
| Non-veterans 244,573 |
Veterans 122,484 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | |
| Alcohol use disorder | 1,687 | 0.69 (0.66 to 0.72) | 1,962 | 1.60 (1.53 to 1.67) |
| Alzheimer’s disease | 1,578 | 0.65 (0.61 to 0.68) | 2,234 | 1.82 (1.75 to 1.90) |
| Anxiety | 14,322 | 5.86 (5.76 to 5.95) | 11,000 | 8.98 (8.82 to 9.14) |
| Breast cancer | 712 | 0.29 (0.27 to 0.31) | 524 | 0.43 (0.39 to 0.47) |
| CHD | 6,831 | 2.79 (2.73 to 2.86) | 6,685 | 5.46 (5.33 to 5.59) |
| COPD | 7,028 | 2.87 (2.81 to 2.94) | 7,247 | 5.92 (5.79 to 6.05) |
| Depression | 13,954 | 5.71 (5.61 to 5.80) | 13,204 | 10.78 (10.61 to 10.96) |
| Hearing loss | 7,532 | 3.08 (3.01 to 3.15) | 8,300 | 6.78 (6.64 to 6.92) |
| Lower back pain | 15,959 | 6.53 (6.43 to 6.62) | 14,361 | 11.72 (11.55 to 11.91) |
| Myocardial infarction | 2,499 | 1.02 (0.98 to 1.06) | 2,262 | 1.85 (1.77 to 1.92) |
| Osteoarthritis | 11,426 | 4.67 (4.59 to 4.76) | 12,178 | 9.94 (9.78 to 10.11) |
| Prostate cancer * | 2,347 | 1.19 (1.15 to 1.24) | 2,353 | 2.39 (2.30 to 2.49) |
| PTSD | 439 | 0.18 (0.16 to 0.20) | 3,754 | 3.06 (2.97 to 3.16) |
| Multimorbidity | ||||
| 1 condition | 33,608 | 60.61 (60.20 to 61.01) | 28,063 | 55.17 (54.74 to 55.61) |
| 2 conditions | 15,277 | 27.55 (27.18 to 27.92) | 14,154 | 27.83 (27.44 to 28.22) |
| 3 conditions | 4,752 | 8.57 (8.34 to 8.81) | 5,885 | 11.57 (10.30 to 11.85) |
| 4 + conditions | 1,817 | 3.28 (3.13 to 3.43) | 2,760 | 5.43 (5.23 to 5.63) |
*Men patients only (n = 294,876)CHD: Coronary Heart Disease; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder