Military combat and burden of subclinical atherosclerosis in middle aged men: the ARIC study.
Prev Med
; 50(5-6): 277-81, 2010.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20184920
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Studies of the cardiovascular consequences of combat stress are few and inconclusive.OBJECTIVE:
The association between combat exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis at Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study visits 1 (1987-1989) and 2 (1990-1992) was assessed among 5347 men from four U.S. communities.METHODS:
Measured an average of 36 years after military entry, carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and carotid plaque among non-combat veterans (n=2127) were compared with non-veterans (n=2042) and veterans reporting combat experience (n=1178).RESULTS:
Compared to non-combat veterans, non-veterans (risk difference (RD) 10.61; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.81, 20.41) and combat veterans (RD 12.79; 95% CI 0.72, 24.86) had higher age-adjusted mean CIMT. Differences remained for combat veterans after adjustment for race, father's education and age at service entry but not years of service and for non-veterans after adjustment for race but not father's education. No differences in carotid plaque were noted.CONCLUSION:
Results do not suggest that combat has a long-term detrimental effect on subclinical atherosclerosis among men.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Veteranos
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Guerra
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Doenças das Artérias Carótidas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Med
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos