2019
Differentiating Types of Self-Reported Alcohol Abstinence
Gordon KS, McGinnis K, Dao C, Rentsch CT, Small A, Smith RV, Kember RL, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Bryant KJ, Tate JP, Justice AC. Differentiating Types of Self-Reported Alcohol Abstinence. AIDS And Behavior 2019, 24: 655-665. PMID: 31435887, PMCID: PMC6994373, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02638-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime abstainersSelf-reported alcohol abstinenceAlcohol biomarkersGenetic polymorphismsLogistic regression modelsHepatitis CAlcohol abstinenceUninfected individualsCharacteristics of peopleAlcohol useAbstinenceHealth effectsSmokingAbstainersBiomarkersRegression modelsOddsAssociationPLWHPolymorphismHIVCocaine
2018
Nonantiretroviral polypharmacy and adverse health outcomes among HIV-infected and uninfected individuals
Justice AC, Gordon KS, Skanderson M, Edelman EJ, Akgün KM, Gibert CL, Re V, Rimland D, Womack JA, Wyatt CM, Tate JP, Team V. Nonantiretroviral polypharmacy and adverse health outcomes among HIV-infected and uninfected individuals. AIDS 2018, 32: 739-749. PMID: 29543653, PMCID: PMC5868488, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse health outcomesHIV statusUninfected individualsVACS IndexMedication countUS Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemHealth outcomesVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemRisk of hospitalizationSeverity of illnessHIV-1 RNAHIV-positive individualsRisk of mortalityDose responseRace/ethnicityPolypharmacyFiscal year 2009HospitalizationMedicationsMortalityHealthcare systemAntiretroviralsOutcomesAssociationRisk