Table 1.
Annual veteran patient totals in respective outpatient and inpatient settings including annual prevalence (shown in parentheses) of serious EAMs
| Outpatient | Inpatient | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total veteran outpatients, n | RA outpatients | FS | Pleuritis/ILD | Carditis | Pooled EAMsa | RA inpatients | FS | Pleuritis/ILD | Carditis | Pooled EAMsa |
| 2006 | 5 078 432 | 43 347 (0.85) | 131 (0.30) | 426 (0.98) | 277 (0.64) | 2274 (5.25) | 3369 (0.92) | 19 (0.56) | 130 (3.86) | 10 (0.30) | 208 (6.17) |
| 2005 | 4 998 714 | 43 670 (0.87) | 131 (0.30) | 401 (0.92) | 255 (0.58) | 2157 (4.94) | 3249 (0.88) | 24 (0.74) | 143 (4.40) | 10 (0.31) | 218 (6.71) |
| 2004 | 4 871 136 | 43 655 (0.90) | 125 (0.29) | 351 (0.80) | 330 (0.76) | 2134 (4.89) | 3189 (0.87) | 27 (0.85) | 124 (3.89) | 16 (0.50) | 218 (6.84) |
| 2003 | 4 692 694 | 44 560 (0.95) | 140 (0.31) | 298 (0.67) | 430 (0.96) | 2024 (4.54) | 3218 (0.90) | 27 (0.84) | 119 (3.70) | 18 (0.56) | 205 (6.37) |
| 2002 | 4 434 671 | 44 129 (1.00) | 138 (0.31) | 325 (0.74) | 480 (1.09) | 2091 (4.74) | 3112 (0.87) | 19 (0.61) | 125 (4.02) | 23 (0.74) | 211 (6.78) |
| 2001 | 4 052 934 | 41 791 (1.03 | 168 (0.40) | 261 (0.62) | 538 (1.29) | 2146 (5.14)* | 3139 (0.88) | 30 (0.96) | 119 (3.79) | 22 (0.70) | 219 (6.98) |
| 2000 | 3 640 811 | 38 961 (1.07) | 134 (0.34) | 222 (0.57) | 593 (1.52)* | 2549 (6.54) | 3031 (0.86) | 30 (0.99) | 95 (3.13) | 22 (0.73) | 246 (8.12)* |
| 1999 | 3 390 527 | 38 746 (1.14) | 146 (0.38) | 238 (0.61) | 941 (2.43) | 2955 (7.63) | 3151 (0.88) | 3 (0.98) | 129 (4.09) | 32 (1.02) | 291 (9.24) |
| 1998 | 3 235 212 | 37 813 (1.17) | 139 (0.37) | 210 (0.56) | 879 (2.32) | 2814 (7.44) | 3192 (0.86) | 35 (1.10) | 135 (4.23) | 25 (0.78) | 324 (10.15) |
| 1997 | 2 956 905 | 37 878 (1.28) | 150 (0.40) | 212 (0.56) | 965 (2.55) | 2912 (7.69) | 3397 (0.84) | 50 (1.47) | 128 (3.77) | 33 (0.97) | 351 (10.33) |
Inpatient data for the period 1985–1996 are not shown, whereas inpatient data available from then on are shown. To summarize inpatient data for the period 1985–1996: RA ranged 4136–5832 persons, pooled EAMs ranged 376–585; individual EAM peaks: FS n = 123 (1986), pleuritis/ILD n = 163 (1991), carditis n = 60 (1987). Values are presented as n (%). aVasculitis annual totals previously published [5] are not shown, but included in pooled EAM totals. *Significant breakpoint (P < 0.01) in linear time-trend analysis from time-period ending at the preceding year.