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Table 3 Hazard Ratios for Selected Autoimmune Disease By History of PTSD and Combat Deployment, 2001–2015

From: Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of selected autoimmune diseases among US military personnel

 

All service members

Men

Women

Cases

IRa

HRb

95% CI

Cases

IRa

HRb

95% CI

Cases

IRa

HRb

95% CI

No combat deployment

 No PTSD

534

1.3

1.0

Referent

262

0.9

1.0

Referent

272

2.3

1.0

Referent

 PTSD

48

2.3

1.5

1.1, 2.1

17

1.4

1.3

0.7, 2.2

31

3.6

1.6

1.1, 2.5

Combat deployment

 No PTSD

221

1.2

1.0

Referent

155

1.1

1.0

Referent

66

2.0

1.0

Referent

 PTSD

61

2.3

1.7

1.2, 2.4

39

1.9

1.5

0.9, 2.3

22

3.4

2.0

1.1, 3.7

  1. aRate per 1000 person-years
  2. bAdjusted for age, sex, enrollment panel, race/ethnicity, pay grade, service branch, and history of another mental health condition
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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