Table 1.
Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of the 1999 Large Health Survey of Veterans (LHS) (n=559,985)
| Characteristic | Percentage or Mean (standard deviation) |
|---|---|
| Age | 64.1 (12.9) |
| Race | |
| White | 84.9% |
| African American | 9.4% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% |
| Other | 0.9% |
| Gender, % male | 95.9% |
| Schizophrenia diagnosis | 3.1% |
| Bipolar disorder diagnosis | 1.9% |
| Major depressive disorder diagnosis | 5.1% |
| Other depression diagnosis | 5.5% |
| PTSD diagnosis | 6.2% |
| Alcohol abuse or dependence diagnosis | 4.0% |
| Drug abuse or dependence diagnosis | 1.9% |
| Medical co-morbidity index (number of diagnoses) (n=501,161) |
4.4 (2.9) |
| BMI (kg/ m2), mean (SD) (n=548,480) | 28. 5 (5.0) |
| % underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 1.0% |
| % normal weight (BMI 18.5–25.0) | 23.2% |
| % overweight (BMI 25.0–30.0) | 44.3% |
| % obese (BMI >30) | 31.5% |
| % of subjects who have smoked more than 100 cigarettes in lifetime (n=554,662) |
78.1% |
| Current smoking (n= 554,231) | |
| Every day | 20.4% |
| Some days | 5.8% |
| Not at all | 73.8% |
| Frequency of exercise (intense and long enough to work up a sweat) (n=553, 084) |
|
| None | 39.9% |
| Less than once per week | 16.7% |
| 1–2 times per week | 16.6% |
| 3–4 times per week | 14.9% |
| 5 or more times per week | 11.9% |