Key result
PTSD was prospectively associated with an increased risk of early-age heart disease mortality among male Vietnam veterans free of heart disease at baseline (HR 2.25, p=0.045).
Why the study?
Does posttraumatic stress disorder increase the risk of early-age heart disease mortality in male Vietnam veterans?
Population
4,328 male Vietnam veterans, free of heart disease at baseline in 1985, <65 years old at follow-up.
Comparison
Posttraumatic stress disorder as measured by… vs Absence of PTSD or lower PTSD symptoms
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
15 years (1985 to 2000)
Authors
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May identify higher-risk veterans for monitoring; leaves open whether PTSD treatment reduces early heart disease mortality.
Cohort (n=4,328)
Yes
Does posttraumatic stress disorder increase the risk of early-age heart disease mortality in male Vietnam veterans?
Effect estimate: HR 2.25
p-value: p=0.045
PTSD is a significant prospective risk factor for early-age heart disease mortality among male veterans.
Joseph A. Boscarino (2008) conducted a cohort in PTSD and early-age heart disease mortality (n=4,328). PTSD vs. No PTSD was evaluated on Heart disease mortality (HR 2.25, p=0.045). PTSD was prospectively associated with an increased risk of early-age heart disease mortality among male Vietnam veterans free of heart disease at baseline (HR 2.25, p=0.045).
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