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Health and health behavior differences: U.S. Military, veteran, and civilian men.

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BACKGROUND:Little is known about health and health behavior differences among military service veterans, active duty service members, National Guard/Reserve members, and civilians. Several important differences were identified among U.S. women from these subpopulations; to identify areas for targeted intervention, studies comparing men from these subpopulations are needed. PURPOSE:To compare veteran, military, and civilian men on leading U.S. health indicators. METHODS:Data were from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, a U.S. population-based study. In 2011, self-reported health outcomes were compared using multivariable logistic regression across male veterans (n=53,406); active duty service members (n=2144); National Guard/Reserve service members (n=3724); and civilians (n=110,116). RESULTS:Multivariate logistic regression results are presented. Despite better healthcare access, veterans had poorer health and functioning than civilians and National Guard/Reserve members on several indicators. Veterans also were more likely than those on active duty to report diabetes. Veterans were more likely to report current smoking and heavy alcohol consumption than National Guard/Reserve members and civilian men, and lack of exercise compared to active duty men and National Guard/Reserve members. National Guard/Reserve men had higher levels of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (versus active duty and veterans, active duty, and civilians, respectively). Active duty men were more likely to report current smoking and heavy alcohol consumption than civilians and National Guard/Reserve members, and reported more smokeless tobacco use than civilians. CONCLUSIONS:Veterans have poorer health and health behaviors; increased prevention efforts are needed from veteran-serving organizations. Despite good health, active duty men reported unhealthy lifestyles, indicating an important area for prevention efforts.

journal_name

Am J Prev Med

journal_title

American journal of preventive medicine

authors

Hoerster KD,Lehavot K,Simpson T,McFall M,Reiber G,Nelson KM

doi

10.1016/j.amepre.2012.07.029

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-11-01 00:00:00

pages

483-9

issue

eissn

0749-3797

issn

1873-2607

pii

S0749-3797(12)00534-X

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Health and health behavior differences: U.S. Military, veteran, and civilian men.