Table 1.
Veteran Health Administration User Sample Characteristics
| Non-Hispanic White 78.2% (n=3,766,450) | AI/AN 0.5% (n=23,330) | Asian 0.7% (n=33,890) | Non-Hispanic Black 14.0% (n=718,720) | Hispanic 4.8% (n=242,349) | NH/OPI 0.6% (n=29,277) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 65.1 (15.2) | 57.6 (15.1) | 56.3 (19.0) | 56.5 (14.0) | 57.0 (17.4) | 60.3 (15.9) |
| Female, % | 4.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 7.6 |
| Medical comorbidity,a mean (SD) | 1.9 (2.2) | 1.9 (2.3) | 1.3 (1.8) | 1.9 (2.2) | 1.6 (2.0) | 1.9 (2.2) |
| Mental health comorbidity, % | ||||||
| SMIb | 4.26 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| Depression without SMI | 18.3 | 23.4 | 13.4 | 18.3 | 21.3 | 20.4 |
| Other mental health disorders without SMI or depression | 6.7 | 13.5 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| No mental health diagnosis | 70.7 | 57.6 | 75.3 | 62.5 | 62.6 | 63.5 |
| Crude mortality proportion per 100,000c | ||||||
| All cause | 11,486.9 | 8444.1 | 5340.8 | 7309.7 | 6923.5 | 9109.5 |
| Cancerd | 2934.5 | 2216.0 | 1416.3 | 2119.3 | 1625.8 | 2466.1 |
| Cardiovascular relatede | 3073.4 | 1813.1 | 1292.4 | 1905.2 | 1584.9 | 2452.4 |
| Age- and sex-standardized mortality proportion per 100,000c,f | ||||||
| All cause | 11,486.9 | 12,952.9 | 7386.5 | 12,592.7 | 10,116.8 | 11,619.3 |
| Cancerd | 2934.5 | 3307.7 | 1981.6 | 3536.7 | 2315.1 | 3084.9 |
| Cardiovascular relatede | 3073.4 | 3008.0 | 1802.0 | 3333.0 | 2411.9 | 3200.0 |
Medical comorbidity index on a scale of 0 (no medical comorbidities) to 15 (high comorbidities).
SMI defined as having a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or other psychoses.
Mortality proportion calculated as No. of deaths/No. of proportion*100,000.
Cancer mortality identified by ICD-10 codes for malignant neoplasm (C00–C97).
Cardiovascular-related mortality identified by ICD-10 codes for diseases of the heart (I00–I09, I11, I13, I20–I51).
Age- and sex standardized to the age and sex distribution of the non-Hispanic White FY2009 Veteran VHA user population.
AI/AN, American Indian/Alaskan Native; FY, fiscal year; NH/OPI, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander; SMI, serious mental illness; VHA, Veterans Health Administration.