Observed prevalence of self-reported negative health indicators*, Canadian Regular Force Veterans (LASS 2016) and Canadian general oopulation (CGP) (CCHS 2015–16)†, by sex‡
| Males | Females | |||||
| Veterans | CGP | Veterans vs CGP | Veterans | CGP | Veterans vs CGP | |
| Self-reported health Fair or poor | 22.4% (20.4 to 24.6) | 10.6% (10.1 to 11.1) | V>C | 28.4% (22.4 to 35.3) | 10.9% (10.4 to 11.4) | V>C |
| Self-reported mental health Fair or poor | 20.1% (18.8 to 23.3) | 5.8% (10.3 to 11.3) | V>C | 28.1% (20.8 to 34.1) | 7.5% (13.8 to 14.8) | V>C |
| Suicidal ideation in lifetime | 21.0% (18.8 to 23.3) | 10.8% (10.3 to 11.3) | V>C | 26.9% (20.8 to 34.1) | 14.3% (13.8 to 14.8) | V>C |
| Needs help with 1+ADL† | 18.7% (16.9 to 20.8) | 6.2% (5.7 to 6.7) | V>C | 31.2% (25.2 to 38.0) | 9.7% (9.2 to 10.2) | V>C |
| Mood disorder | 19.3% | 6.4% | V>C | 29.0% | 11.8% | V>C |
| (17.3 to 21.6) | (6.0 to 6.8) | (22.8 to 36.1) | (11.3 to 12.3) | |||
| Anxiety disorder | 13.4% | 5.8% | V>C | 22.7% | 10.7% | V>C |
| (11.7 to 15.3) | (5.4 to 6.2) | (17.1 to 29.5) | (10.2 to 11.2) | |||
| PTSD | 16.6% | 1.1% | V>C | 14.9% | 2.8% | V>C |
| (16.3 to 20.5) | (0.1 to 2.1) | (13.1 to 24.1) | (1.8 to 3.8) | |||
| Migraine | 11.2% | 6.4% | V>C | 28.5% | 16.9% | V>C |
| (9.6 to 13.1) | (6.0 to 6.8) | (22.3 to 35.7) | (16.3 to 17.5) | |||
| Back problems | 40.9% | 21.2% | V>C | 39.5% | 21.3% | V>C |
| (38.4 to 43.6) | (20.6 to 21.8) | (32.8 to 46.7) | (20.7 to 21.9) | |||
| Arthritis | 28.8% | 17.8% | V>C | 31.5% | 21.1% | V>C |
| (26.6 to 31.1) | (17.2 to 18.4) | (25.4 to 38.3) | (20.5 to 21.7) | |||
| CVD: any type | 24.6% | 21.3% | V>C | 12.1% | 15.5% | V=C |
| (22.5 to 26.7) | (20.7 to 21.9) | (7.9 to 18.0) | (14.9 to 16.1) | |||
| CVD: heart disease | 4.7% | 4.4% | V=C | F | 2.3% | F |
| (3.9 to 5.7) | (4.1 to 4.7) | (1.9 to 2.6) | ||||
| CVD: effects of stroke | F | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) | F | F | 0.6% (0.4 to 0.8) | F |
| CVD: high BP | 22.3% (20.3 to 24.4) | 18.9% (18.3 to 19.5) | V>C | F | 13.9% (13.3 to 14.5) | F |
| Asthma | 5.7% | 6.4% | V=C | 11.3% | 9.6% | V=C |
| (4.6 to 7.1) | (6.0 to 6.8) | (7.1 to 17.4) | (9.1 to 10.1) | |||
| COPD | 2.5% | 2.4% | V=C | 2.9% | 2.8% | V=C |
| (1.9 to 3.5) | (2.2 to 2.6) | (1.4 to 6.1) | (2.5 to 3.1) | |||
| Diabetes | 7.8% | 8.1% | V=C | 3.2% | 5.4% | V=C |
| (6.6 to 9.2) | (7.7 to 8.5) | (1.5 to 6.7) | (5.0 to 5.8) | |||
| Cancer (lifetime incidence) | 6.9% | 3.7% | V>C | 11.0% | 5.9% | V>C |
| (5.9 to 8.1) | (3.4 to 4.0) | (7.3 to 16.4) | (5.5 to 6.3) | |||
| Hearing problem | 13.0% | 2.9% | V>C | 4.2% | 1.7% | V>C |
| (11.5 to 14.8) | (2.6 to 3.2) | (2.4 to 7.3) | (1.4 to 2.0) | |||
| Chronic pain | 39.6% | 21.2% | V>C | 49.4% | 25.5% | V>C |
| (37.0 to 42.2) | (20.5 to 21.9) | (42.2 to 56.6) | (24.9 to 26.1) | |||
| GI problem | 8.7% | 5.6% | V>C | 15.8% | 9.4% | V>C |
| (7.4 to 10.2) | (5.2 to 6.0) | (11.4 to 21.4) | (9.0 to 9.8) | |||
*PTSD = Post traumatic stress disorder; CVD = cardiovascular disease (heart disease,effects of stroke or currently has high blood pressure); COPD = chronicbronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GI =gastrointestinal (bowel disorders or ulcers); ADL = instrumentalactivity of daily living (iADL) or basic activity of daily living (bADL); F =Too few to calculate a reliable estimate
†PTSD obtained from the CCHS 2012 Mental Health Supplement47; COPD, hearing problem and GI problems obtained from CCHS 2013–1417; chronic pain obtained from CCHS 2011–12.17
‡CCHS data are age-adjusted to LASS distributions; all estimates incorporate survey sampling weights to account for both non-response and the complex stratified sampling designs of the LASS and the CCHS.
bADL, basic activity of daily living; CCHS, Canadian Community Health Survey; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; F, too few to calculate a reliable estimate; GI, gastrointestinal; iADL, instrumental activity of daily living; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.