Table 2.

Association of PTSD with Incident Diabetes Among VET Registry Members, Unadjusted and Adjusted for Demographic, Military Service, Lifestyle, Clinical, and Psychiatric Factors

	Incident Diabetes
Models	No PTSD n=3,424		Subthreshold PTSD n=541		PTSD n=375		P for Trend
	OR	(95% CI)	OR	(95% CI)	OR	(95% CI)
Model 1: Adjusted for Age	1. 0	(ref)	1. 2	(0.9 – 1.5)	1. 4	(1.03 – 1.8)	0.027
Model 2: Adjusted for Demographic and Military Service Factors *	1. 0	(ref)	1. 1	(0.8 – 1.4)	1. 2	(0.9 – 1.7)	0.16
Model 3: Adjusted for All Above Plus Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Risk Factors†	1. 0	(ref)	1. 1	(0.8 – 1.5)	1. 1	(0.8 – 1.5)	0.41
Model 4: Adjusted for All Above Plus Psychiatric Conditions‡	1. 0	(ref)	1.2	(0.9 – 1.5)	1.2	(0.9 – 1.7)	0.16

All data weighed for non-response.

No PTSD is defined as having no lifetime history of PTSD at the 1992 interview.

PTSD is defined as having a lifetime history of PTSD at the 1992 interview.

Subthreshold PTSD is defined as meeting both the A and B criteria and either the C or D criteria for PTSD according to the DSM-IIIR.

^*The model adjusted demographic and military service factors including age, race, ethnicity, marital status, education, branch of service, enlistment year, service in Southeast Asia, and military rank at enlistment.

^†In addition to the factors above, the model adjusted for baseline (1992) lifestyle and clinical factors including cigarette smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, BMI, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and history of cardiovascular disease.

^‡In addition to the factors above, the model adjusted for baseline (1992) psychiatric factors including depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and alcohol or drug abuse disorder.