Table 3.

Negative Binomial Regression for Cardiovascular Conditions by Veteran Status and Sociodemographic Characteristics

Parameter	Incidence Rate Ratio	95% CI
Veteran Status
Veteran	1.42	1.27–1.59	^*
Nonveteran
General Health
Excellent	0.49	0.47–0.52	^*
Very good	0.57	0.55–0.60	^*
Good	0.66	0.63–0.70	^*
Fair	0.83	0.79–0.87	^*
Poor
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white
Non-Hispanic black	1.06	1.03–1.09	^*
Non-Hispanic other race	0.92	0.90–0.95	^*
Hispanic/latino	0.93	0.89–0.96	^*
Marital status
Married/living with partner
Widowed	0.94	0.90–0.98	^*
Divorced/separated	1.17	1.14–1.21	^*
Never married	1.00	0.96–1.05
Educational level
Less than high school diploma
High school diploma or equivalent	1.01	0.99–1.04
Some college/2-year degree	1.06	1.03–1.09	^*
Four year college degree or higher	1.00	0.97–1.03
Sex
Male	1.22	1.19–1.26	^*
Female
Age (in years)	1.04	1.04–1.04	^*
Age ^* veteran status	0.99	0.99–0.99	^*
Constant	0.07	0.07–0.08
Alpha parameter	0.01	0.00–0.07
Log of alpha parameter	−4.64	−6.58 to −2.70