Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted risk ratios of chronic disease (Reference: age-, sex-, geography- and median community income-matched general population cohort)
| Â | Number of events (%) | Crude risk ratio (95% CI) | p | Adjusted risk ratio* (95% CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Veterans (n = 30,576) | General Population (n = 122,293) | |||||
Asthma | 1,561 (5.1%) | 11,763 (9.6%) | 0.51 (0.48–0.53) |  < .0001 | 0.50 (0.48–0.53) |  < .0001 |
COPD | 470 (1.5%) | 5,631 (4.6%) | 0.32 (0.29–0.36) |  < .0001 | 0.32 (0.29–0.36) |  < .0001 |
Hypertension | 3,768 (12.3%) | 21,163 (17.3%) | 0.71 (0.69–0.74) |  < .0001 | 0.74 (0.71–0.76) |  < .0001 |
Diabetes | 1,411 (4.6%) | 7,688 (6.3%) | 0.72 (0.68–0.76) |  < .0001 | 0.71 (0.67–0.76) |  < .0001 |
Myocardial infarction | 134 (0.4%) | 705 (0.6%) | 0.76 (0.63–0.91) | 0.004 | 0.76 (0.63–0.92) | 0.004 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 104 (0.3%) | 550 (0.4%) | 0.76 (0.61–0.93) | 0.009 | 0.74 (0.60–0.92) | 0.006 |