2021
Genomics of Gulf War Illness in U.S. Veterans Who Served during the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War: Methods and Rationale for Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #2006
Radhakrishnan K, Hauser ER, Polimanti R, Helmer DA, Provenzale D, McNeil RB, Maffucci A, Quaden R, Zhao H, Whitbourne SB, Harrington KM, Vahey J, Gelernter J, Levey DF, Huang GD, Gaziano JM, Concato J, Aslan M. Genomics of Gulf War Illness in U.S. Veterans Who Served during the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War: Methods and Rationale for Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #2006. Brain Sciences 2021, 11: 845. PMID: 34202057, PMCID: PMC8301942, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11070845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGulf War IllnessMillion Veteran ProgramVeterans Affairs Cooperative StudyChronic multi-symptom illnessNon-deployed veteransHealth care utilizationMulti-symptom illnessGenome-wide association studiesChart reviewPersian Gulf WarCare utilizationCase definitionMedical recordsDiseases codesHealth QuestionnaireInternational ClassificationGene-environment interactionsLarger sample sizeCase statusU.S. veteransMVP participantsClinical diagnosisCooperative StudyIllnessHealth conditions
2019
Gender Differences in Demographic and Health Characteristics of the Million Veteran Program Cohort
Harrington K, Nguyen X, Song R, Hannagan K, Quaden R, Gagnon D, Cho K, Deen J, Muralidhar S, O’Leary T, Gaziano J, Whitbourne S, Gaziano J, Ramoni R, Breeling J, Chang K, Huang G, Muralidhar S, O’Donnell C, Tsao P, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Concato J, Warren S, Pharm D, Argyres D, Tsao P, Gaziano J, Stephens B, Brophy M, Humphries D, Do N, Shayan S, Nguyen X, O’Donnell C, Pyarajan S, Tsao P, Cho K, Pyarajan S, Hauser E, Sun Y, Zhao H, Wilson P, McArdle R, Dellitalia L, Harley J, Whittle J, Beckham J, Wells J, Gutierrez S, Gibson G, Kaminsky L, Villareal G, Kinlay S, Xu J, Hamner M, Haddock K, Bhushan S, Iruvanti P, Godschalk M, Ballas Z, Buford M, Mastorides S, Klein J, Ratcliffe N, Florez H, Swann A, Murdoch M, Sriram P, Yeh S, Washburn R, Jhala D, Aguayo S, Cohen D, Sharma S, Callaghan J, Oursler K, Whooley M, Ahuja S, Gutierrez A, Schifman R, Greco J, Rauchman M, Servatius R, Oehlert M, Wallbom A, Fernando R, Morgan T, Stapley T, Sherman S, Anderson G, Tsao P, Sonel E, Boyko E, Meyer L, Gupta S, Fayad J, Hung A, Lichy J, Hurley R, Robey B, Striker R. Gender Differences in Demographic and Health Characteristics of the Million Veteran Program Cohort. Women's Health Issues 2019, 29: s56-s66. PMID: 31253243, PMCID: PMC7061933, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMigraine DisordersMusculoskeletal DiseasesPhysical FitnessPrevalenceSex DistributionSex FactorsSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthYoung AdultConceptsMillion Veteran ProgramHealth characteristicsHealth statusSelf-reported health conditionsHealth conditionsHealth care characteristicsResearch participation ratesWomen Veteran populationExcellent health statusMillion Veteran Program cohortVeterans Health AdministrationPoor physical fitnessMental health disordersMVP cohortGender differencesSurvey completion rateResponder rateDecreased prevalenceMusculoskeletal conditionsMedical historyHigh cholesterolCardiovascular diseaseMigraine headacheCare characteristicsLifetime smoking