Crude and adjusted prevalence risk ratios (RRs) of chronic disease, female versus male (reference group) Veterans
| N events (%) | Crude RR (95% CI) | P value | aRR* (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Male Veterans | Female Veterans | |||||
| Asthma | 1272 (4.7) | 305 (6.5) | 1.41 (1.24 to 1.60) | <0.0001 | 1.21 (1.07 to 1.39) | 0.004 |
| COPD | 416 (1.5) | 61 (1.3) | 0.84 (0.64 to 1.10) | 0.21 | 1.02 (0.78 to 1.35) | 0.86 |
| Hypertension | 3518 (13.0) | 299 (6.4) | 0.45 (0.40 to 0.51) | <0.0001 | 0.58 (0.51 to 0.66) | <0.0001 |
| Diabetes | 1310 (4.8) | 116 (2.5) | 0.50 (0.41 to 0.60) | <0.0001 | 0.64 (0.53 to 0.78) | <0.0001 |
| MI | 134 (0.5) | Suppressed due to small cell size | 0.10 (0.02 to 0.40) | 0.001 | ||
| RA | 79 (0.3) | 27 (0.6) | 1.97 (1.27 to 3.06) | 0.0024 | 2.35 (1.51 to 3.66) | 0.0002 |
*Adjusted for age, region of residence, rurality, income quintile and length of service.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MI, myocardial infarction; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.