Gender Differences in Demographic and Health Characteristics of the Million Veteran Program Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Department of Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program (MVP) is the largest ongoing cohort program of its kind, with 654,903 enrollees as of June 2018. The objectives of this study were to examine gender differences in the MVP cohort with respect to response and enrollment rates; demographic, health, and health care characteristics; and prevalence of self-reported health conditions.

Methods

The MVP Baseline Survey was completed by 415,694 veterans (8% women), providing self-report measures of demographic characteristics, health status, and medical history.

Results

Relative to men, women demonstrated a higher positive responder rate (23.0% vs. 16.0%), slightly higher enrollment rate (13.5% vs. 12.9%), and, among enrollees, a lower survey completion rate

SUBMITTER: Harrington KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7061933 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature