Newly Reported Hypertension after Military Combat Deployment in a Large Population-based Study

36,061 U.S. Service members from all branches of the military were included in a study examining the relationship between combat deployment-induced stress and hypertension. 6% of the deployers with multiple combat exposures reported new hypertension compared to 7% in the general population. Deployers with multiple combat exposures were at significantly higher risk of newly reported hypertension compared to noncombat deployers.