The mean BMI (30.2 ± 5.6kg/m2) of our study population placed black and white male military veterans with PTSD in the obese category, with 84.1% of them overweight, obese or morbidly obese. This value of 84.1% exceeded the current national finding of 64.5% by about 20%. White male PTSD veterans tended to be slightly more [...]
The mean age of the 252 male veterans was 55.8 ± 8.8 years (black, n=146, 54.9 ± 8.2 years and white, n=106, 56.9 ± 9.6 years; df=250, t=1.767, p=0.078). The youngest veteran was 23 years old and the oldest veteran was 85 years old.
SES is often related to obesity but in complex ways. This relationship may differ by racial groups and among countries in different stages of the obesity epidemic. In developing countries, obesity is first found among higher-SES groups because they can afford high-energy diets.
To test the null hypothesis that overweight and obesity did not relate to SES among military veterans, we reviewed the database (n=265) of the recently constituted PTSD program at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, VA. These veterans were referred with clinical features of PTSD, subsequently met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD of [...]
INTRODUCTION
Early identification and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now a high priority for active duty military personnel. For a variety of reasons, these personnel appear more vulnerable than their military predecessors to develop this syndrome. Thus, the Department of Veterans Affairs is likely to receive a growing number of veterans with PTSD. Iraq [...]
Gastrointestinal disease is a major problem in patients with HIV and AIDS, and diarrhea is reported in up to 60% of patients with AIDS. Diarrhea may wax and wane over time, and in at least 30% of patients, an etiology cannot be determined. In such cases, the diarrhea is often attributed to HIV enteropathy.
I. Clinical [...]
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