Trends in cardiovascular disease in Scottish military veterans: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Scottish military veterans in comparison with people who had never served in long-term follow-up to 2017, and to compare the findings with our earlier study to 2012 to assess trends.

Design

Retrospective cohort study with up to 37 years follow-up.

Setting

Pseudo-anonymised extract of computerised Scottish National Health Service records and national vital records.

Participants

78 000 veterans and 253 000 people with no record of service matched for age, sex and area of residence.

Outcome measures

Risk of first occurrence of acute myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial disease and stroke in veterans compared with non-veterans, overall and by sex and birth cohort.

Results

A first

SUBMITTER: Bergman BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273476 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature