Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Women Veterans at VA Medical Facilities

tes, and obesity in middle adulthood each elevate the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The prevalence of these conditions among women veterans is incompletely described. OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of CVD risk factors among women veterans in middle adulthood. DESIGN: Serial cross-sectional studies of data from the Diabetes Epidemiologic Cohorts (DEpiC), a national, longitudinal data set including information on all patients in the Veterans Health Administration (VA). PARTICIPANTS: Women veterans (n=255,891) and men veterans (n=2,271,605) aged 35–64 receiving VA care in fiscal year (FY) 2010. MAIN MEASURES: Prevalence of CVD risk factors in FY2010 by age and, for those aged 45–54 years, by race, region, period of military service, priority status, and mental illness or substance abuse; prevalence by yea