2019
Improved discrimination of mortality with Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index 2.0 in HIV-positive individuals
Tate JP, Sterne JAC, Justice AC. Improved discrimination of mortality with Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index 2.0 in HIV-positive individuals. AIDS 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30649058, PMCID: PMC6749990, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood countC-statisticBlood countVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexAntiretroviral Therapy Cohort CollaborationDiscrimination of mortalityVACS Index 2.0Antiretroviral therapy initiationCD4 cell countHIV-positive populationHarrell's C-statisticHIV-1 RNAHIV-positive individualsKaplan-Meier plotsCohort CollaborationNadir CD4VAC patientsAntiretroviral therapyCause mortalityCD8 ratioTherapy initiationViral suppressionGeneral healthExcess mortalityLaboratory values
2014
Observational Research on NCDs in HIV-Positive Populations
Petersen M, Yiannoutsos CT, Justice A, Egger M. Observational Research on NCDs in HIV-Positive Populations. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s8-s16. PMID: 25117964, PMCID: PMC4317266, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNCD risk factorsNoncommunicable diseasesRisk factorsKey NCD risk factorsBurden of NCDsCost-effective prevention strategiesPrevention of NCDsEfficient care strategyIncomplete outcome ascertainmentHIV-positive populationModifiable risk factorsBurden of morbidityRisk of deathPopulation-based sampleHealth system levelClinical decision makingWeb of causationNCD comorbidityHIV-negativeHIV infectionMiddle-income countriesRandomized trialsOutcome ascertainmentHigh-income countriesPrevention strategies