Findings showed that: Veterans are more likely to experience poor physical health than their nonveteran peers. However, the evidence for this conclusion is stronger and more consistent for veterans (aged 45-64) than for older ones (aged 65-90). Table 2: Higher prevalence of poor physical health (including long-term physical health conditions) in veterans compared with nonveterans SUPPORTED PARTIALLY SUPPORTED NOT SUPPORTED Health-related QoL: Physical Alcoholic liver disease, Tuberculosis Chronic health conditions:, Mortality, Dementia, includes arthritis, coronary health Circulatory diseases, respiratory heart disease, deafness, diseases, and infectious Function and activity limitation, diabetes, hypertension, disease kidney disease, cancers Change in physical and (lung and prostate), functional health over time, migraine, Motor Neurone Disease, obesity Disability and physical function Falls Note: Of the 17 individual studies featured in this table, 10 are from the U.S., three from Australia, three from the U.K., and one from Canada. Veterans are more likely to experience poor mental health than nonveteran peers. However, the evidence for this conclusion is stronger and more consistent for veterans (aged 45-64) than for older ones (aged 65-90). Table 3: Higher prevalence of poor mental health (including long-term mental health conditions) in veterans compared with nonveterans
Findings showed that: Veterans are more likely to experience poor physical health than their nonveteran peers. However, the evidence for this conclusion is stronger and more consistent for veterans (aged 45-64) than for older ones (aged 65-90). Table 2: Higher prevalence of poor physical health (including long-term physical health conditions) in veterans compared with nonveterans SUPPORTED PARTIALLY SUPPORTED NOT SUPPORTED Health-related QoL: Physical Chronic health conditions:, includes arthritis, coronary heart disease, deafness, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, cancers (lung and prostate), migraine, Motor Neurone Disease, obesity Disability and physical function Falls Alcoholic liver disease, Mortality, health Function and activity limitation, Change in physical and functional health over time, Tuberculosis Dementia, Circulatory diseases, respiratory diseases, and infectious disease Note: Of the 17 individual studies featured in this table, 10 are from the U.S., three from Australia, three from the U.K., and one from Canada. Veterans are more likely to experience poor mental health than nonveteran peers. However, the evidence for this conclusion is stronger and more consistent for veterans (aged 45-64) than for older ones (aged 65-90). Table 3: Higher prevalence of poor mental health (including long-term mental health conditions) in veterans compared with nonveterans
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