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Skin Cancer and Other Dermatologic Conditions Among US Veterans.

Skin Cancer and Other Dermatologic Conditions Among US Veterans. JAMA dermatology Rezaei, S. J., Kim, J., Onyeka, S., Swetter, S. M., Weinstock, M. A., Asch, S. M., Linos, E. 2024

Abstract

US veterans may be at an increased risk of developing various dermatologic conditions compared with nonveterans.To compare the prevalence and the odds of dermatologic conditions (eg, skin cancers, dermatitis/eczema/rash, psoriasis) between veterans and nonveterans.This population-based cross-sectional study leveraged nationally representative data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Three questionnaires (demographics, medical conditions, and dermatology) were merged from 1999-2018 for analysis. Participants were nonveterans and veterans from NHANES data. Data were analyzed from August 2023 to April 2024.The prevalence and odds ratios (ORs) comparing veterans and nonveterans were examined for various dermatologic conditions, including self-reported skin cancer history (any skin cancer, melanoma, nonmelanoma and unknown subtypes), dermatitis/eczema/inflamed rash, and psoriasis.In a total of 61?307 participants (54?554 nonveterans and 6753 veterans), there was a higher prevalence of any skin cancer history among US veterans compared with nonveterans (9.0% vs 2.9%; P?

View details for DOI 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3043

View details for PubMedID 39230881