Reported physical health in resistance veterans from World War II.
Male Dutch Resistance veterans from World War II who reported on chronic diseases were compared with subjects from a population survey. Resistance veterans in general reported significantly more disease. Veterans with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder reported more disease than those who had none. Furthermore, 13 specific disease categories were more prevalent in the Resistance veterans than in the general population. In the Resistance veterans total number of reported diseases was significantly correlated with anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder. In Resistance veterans weekly tobacco use was comparable to that of the control subjects, but alcohol consumption was significantly less.
Center '45 National Centre for the Treatment of World War II Victims, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. jehovens@wxs.nl
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Falger
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de Groen
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Aarts
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*