Table 1 Sociodemographics, clinical history, and screening behaviors of legal-involved and non-legal-involved veterans at VHA facilities in FY2022

Overall N

27,597

3,467,396

Age

N (%)

N (%)

RR

p-value

 45–49

3,428 (12.4)

268,651 (7.7)

1.60

< 0.001

 50–54

5,190 (18.8)

453,558 (13.1)

1.44

 55–59

5,125 (18.6)

483,411 (13.9)

1.33

 60–64

6,791 (24.6)

579,364 (16.7)

1.47

 65–75

7,063 (25.6)

1,682,412 (48.5)

0.53

Sex

< 0.001

 Female

1,911 (6.9)

358,200 (10.3)

0.67

 Male

25,686 (93.1)

3,109,101 (89.7)

1.04

 Missing

0 (0.0)

95 (0.0)

-

Race and ethnicity

< 0.001

 American Indian/Alaska Native

393 (1.4)

29,336 (0.8)

1.68

 Asian/Pacific Islander

344 (1.2)

69,216 (2.0)

0.62

 Black/African American

8,601 (31.2)

713,316 (20.6)

1.51

 Hispanic

1,771 (6.4)

215,591 (6.2)

1.03

 White

14,489 (52.5)

2,168,317 (62.5)

0.84

 Unknown

1,999 (7.2)

271,620 (7.8)

0.92

Marital status

< 0.001

 Divorced or separated

13,188 (47.8)

840,251 (24.2)

1.97

 Married

7,159 (25.9)

1,692,999 (48.8)

0.53

 Single or never married

5,828 (21.1)

354,905 (10.2)

2.06

 Widowed

857 (3.1)

80,467 (2.3)

1.34

 Unknown

565 (2.0)

498,774 (14.4)

0.14

Rural/Urban

< 0.001

 Rural

6,942 (25.2)

1,218,739 (35.1)

0.72

 Urban

20,515 (74.3)

2,235,664 (64.5)

1.15

 Missing

140 (0.5)

12,993 (0.4)

1.35

Housing instability

11,649 (42.2)

120,392 (3.5)

12.16

< 0.001

Service-connected disability

< 0.001

 None

11,234 (40.7)

1,500,103 (43.3)

0.94

 0–49%

4,828 (17.5)

647,413 (18.7)

0.94

 50–100%

11,535 (41.8)

1,319,880 (38.1)

1.10

Assigned PCP

19,711 (71.4)

2,697,873 (77.8)

0.92

< 0.001

Mental health disorder

21,195 (76.8)

1,357,785 (39.2)

1.96

< 0.001

Substance use disorder

16,615 (60.2)

405,484 (11.7)

5.15

< 0.001

Multiple medical conditions

2,137 (7.7)

255,074 (7.4)

1.05

0.01