Table 2.

Associations of veteran status, age, and sex with severe pain

Variable	Adjusteda Odds Ratio (99% CIb)
Veteranc	1.5 (1.1, 2.0)
Femaled	1.5 (1.3, 1.7)
Age rangee
18–30	0.3 (0.3, 0.4)
40–49	0.7 (0.6, 0.9)
50–59	Ref
60–69	0.9 (0.8, 1.1)
70 or more	0.8 (0.6, 0.9)
Veteran status x Age
Veteran, aged 18–39f	3.1 (1.8, 5.2)
Veteran, aged 40–49g	1.6 (1.0, 2.9)
Veteran, aged 50–59h	1.5 (1.1, 2.0)
Veteran, aged 60–69i	1.5 (1.1, 2.0)
Veteran, aged 70 or morej	1.1 (0.8, 1.6)

Footnotes:

^aThe multivariable logistic regression model included veteran status, sex, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, educational attainment, and survey year. The model also contained an interaction term for veteran status and age.

^bConfidence Interval

^cReferent: Nonveterans

^dReferent: Males

^eReferent: 18–39 years of age

^fReferent: Nonveterans, aged 18–39

^gReferent: Nonveterans, aged 40–49

^hReferent: Nonveterans, aged 50–59

ⁱReferent: Nonveterans, aged 60–69

^jReferent: Nonveterans, aged 70 or more