Table 2.
Chronic conditions among baseline and follow-up survey respondents.
| Chronic conditions | Values | |||||||
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n (%)a | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | |||||
| Number of chronic conditions |
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4.1 (2.3) | 4 (2-5) | |||||
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0-3 | 297 (38.9) | – | – | ||||
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4-6 | 339 (44.4) | – | – | ||||
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7-14 | 128 (16.8) | – | – | ||||
| Conditionsb | ||||||||
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Acid-related diseases | 181 (23.7) | -c | - | ||||
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Alzheimer or Dementia | 19 (2.5) | - | - | ||||
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Arthritis | 153 (20) | - | - | ||||
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Asthma | 43 (5.6) | - | - | ||||
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Cancer | 85 (11.1) | - | - | ||||
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 121 (15.8) | - | - | ||||
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Diabetes | 195 (25.5) | - | - | ||||
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Heart failure | 61 (8.0) | - | - | ||||
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HIV or AIDS | 4 (0.5) | - | - | ||||
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Headache | 97 (12.7) | - | - | ||||
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Hepatitis C | 30 (3.9) | - | - | ||||
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Hypertension | 394 (51.6) | - | - | ||||
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Ischemic heart disease | 114 (14.9) | - | - | ||||
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Low back pain | 279 (36.5) | - | - | ||||
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Multiple sclerosis | 17 (2.2) | - | - | ||||
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Parkinson disease | 25 (3.3) | - | - | ||||
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Peripheral vascular disease | 50 (6.5) | - | - | ||||
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Prostatic hyperplasia | 74 (9.7) | - | - | ||||
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Renal disease | 54 (7.1) | - | - | ||||
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Spinal cord injury | 62 (8.1) | - | - | ||||
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Stroke | 42 (5.5) | - | - | ||||
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Traumatic brain injury | 34 (4.5) | - | - | ||||
| Mental health conditions | ||||||||
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Any mental health condition | 561 (73.1) | - | - | ||||
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Number of mental health conditions | - | 1.3 (1.1) | 1 (0-2) | ||||
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Substance use disorderd | 121 (15.9) | - | - | ||||
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Alcohol abuse or dependence | 90 (11.8) | - | - | |||
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Drug use or dependence | 63 (8.2) | - | - | |||
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Schizophrenia | 21 (2.7) | - | - | ||||
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Bipolar disorder | 50 (6.5) | - | - | ||||
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Depression | 389 (50.9) | - | - | ||||
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Post-traumatic stress disorder | 348 (45.5) | - | - | ||||
an (%) represents the unadjusted number of survey respondents; weighted differences are available in Multimedia Appendix 2.
bConditions have been adapted from a list developed by the VA Health Economics Research Center [47].
cNot applicable.
dSubstance use includes alcohol and any drug abuse or dependence diagnosis; individual and combined rates are shown.