of age, and in health care. Our study may not generalize well to women or younger adults. Of note, older male veterans do not drink more than age- and sex-matched comparators. According to the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health 2002–2012, self-reported heavy episodic drinking and AUD did not differ by veteran vs. civilian status among men age 50–64 years and 65 and over in the community (27). Both veterans and civilians receiving health care are more likely to endorse harmful drinking (28). Our EHR AUDIT-C data on middle-aged and older men are likely to be similar to other EHR data on this population. Thus, our findings likely do generalize to middle-aged and older men in health care.
