2021
Association between HIV infection and hypertension: a global systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies
Davis K, Perez-Guzman P, Hoyer A, Brinks R, Gregg E, Althoff KN, Justice AC, Reiss P, Gregson S, Smit M. Association between HIV infection and hypertension: a global systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies. BMC Medicine 2021, 19: 105. PMID: 33980222, PMCID: PMC8117497, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-021-01978-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative individualsCross-sectional studyHIV statusHypertension riskPrevalent hypertensionRisk ratioObservational studyGlobal systematic reviewSystematic reviewEffective antiretroviral therapyHIV-negative controlsNon-communicable diseasesStudy-level factorsDifferent risk factorsRandom-effects modelHypertension differsAntiretroviral therapyHypertension preventionHIV infectionCochrane CENTRALRisk factorsHypertensionPLHIVMAIN OUTCOMEHigh riskExcess burden of age-associated comorbidities among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based cohort study
Nanditha NGA, Paiero A, Tafessu HM, St-Jean M, McLinden T, Justice AC, Kopec J, Montaner JSG, Hogg RS, Lima VD. Excess burden of age-associated comorbidities among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e041734. PMID: 33419911, PMCID: PMC7799128, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative controlsAge-associated comorbiditiesPopulation-based cohort studyCohort studyPrevalence trendsDiagnosis of comorbiditiesHIV-negative counterpartsNon-AIDS comorbiditiesHIV-negative individualsProvincial administrative databasesHIV care modelAdministrative health dataAge-associated conditionsLongitudinal cohort dataEarly ageAIDS comorbiditiesLiver diseaseEligible participantsLung diseaseAdministrative databasesHigh prevalencePLWHComorbiditiesCare modelKruskal-Wallis test
2020
Incidence and Presentation of Sarcoidosis With and Without HIV Infection
Hanberg JS, Akgün K, Hsieh E, Fraenkel L, Justice A. Incidence and Presentation of Sarcoidosis With and Without HIV Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: ofaa441. PMID: 33123611, PMCID: PMC7576681, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyIncident sarcoidosisCD4 countCohort studyMedian CD4 countPresentation of sarcoidosisHIV-negative controlsAging Cohort StudyDiagnosis of sarcoidosisDevelopment of sarcoidosisHIV-1 RNAProspective observational analysisTreatment of sarcoidosisLongitudinal cohort studyIncidence of sarcoidosisRisk of sarcoidosisOral glucocorticoidsUninfected veteransUnsuppressed viremiaChart reviewOrgan involvementHIV infectionPersistent viremiaViral loadCase report
2017
Ten-year trends in antiretroviral therapy persistence among US Medicaid beneficiaries
Youn B, Shireman TI, Lee Y, Galárraga O, Rana AI, Justice AC, Wilson IB. Ten-year trends in antiretroviral therapy persistence among US Medicaid beneficiaries. AIDS 2017, 31: 1697-1707. PMID: 28700393, PMCID: PMC5625296, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin II receptor blockersII receptor blockersHIV patientsControl medicationTherapy persistenceReceptor blockersEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockersCox proportional hazards modelNon-HIV medicationsUS Medicaid beneficiariesHIV-negative controlsRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier curvesDuration of treatmentProportional hazards modelTen-year trendsSecular trendsART initiatorsCohort studyHazard ratioMedian timeFill dateMedicaid claimsMedicaid beneficiariesAdjusted model
2008
Adjusting Alcohol Quantity for Mean Consumption and Intoxication Threshold Improves Prediction of Nonadherence in HIV Patients and HIV‐Negative Controls
Braithwaite RS, Conigliaro J, McGinnis KA, Maisto SA, Bryant K, Justice AC. Adjusting Alcohol Quantity for Mean Consumption and Intoxication Threshold Improves Prediction of Nonadherence in HIV Patients and HIV‐Negative Controls. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2008, 32: 1645-1651. PMID: 18616666, PMCID: PMC3111093, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00732.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean daily alcohol consumptionProportion of daysDaily alcohol consumptionSignificant nonadherenceAlcohol consumptionCohort studyTimeline FollowbackVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMedication adherence historyMulti-site cohort studyHIV-negative controlsAging Cohort StudyAlcohol-induced cognitive impairmentCross-sectional analysisNonadherence riskHIV patientsUninfected patientsMedication dosesMedication nonadherencePrescribed medicationsAdherence historyNonadherenceUninfected controlsUsual levelStandard drinks