2022
Are infections associated with cognitive decline and neuroimaging outcomes? A historical cohort study using data from the UK Biobank study linked to electronic health records
Muzambi R, Bhaskaran K, Rentsch C, Smeeth L, Brayne C, Garfield V, Williams D, Chaturvedi N, Warren-Gash C. Are infections associated with cognitive decline and neuroimaging outcomes? A historical cohort study using data from the UK Biobank study linked to electronic health records. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 385. PMID: 36109502, PMCID: PMC9478085, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02145-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive declineWhite matter hyperintensity volumeSecondary care recordsAssociation of infectionHistory of infectionPotential structural correlatesEvidence of associationCommon infectionsDementia riskHyperintensity volumeInfection diagnosisCare recordsCognitive impairmentLinear mixed effects modelsCognitive functionVolunteer cohortInfectionMixed effects modelsStructural correlatesUK BiobankLinear regression modelsAssociationEffects modelRegression modelsVisual memory
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
Viral suppression among persons in HIV care in the United States during 2009–2013: sampling bias in Medical Monitoring Project surveillance estimates
Bradley H, Althoff KN, Buchacz K, Brooks JT, Gill MJ, Horberg MA, Kitahata MM, Marconi V, Mayer KH, Mayor A, Moore R, Mugavero M, Napravnik S, Paz-Bailey G, Prejean J, Rebeiro PF, Rentsch CT, Shouse RL, Silverberg MJ, Sullivan PS, Thorne JE, Yehia B, Rosenberg ES. Viral suppression among persons in HIV care in the United States during 2009–2013: sampling bias in Medical Monitoring Project surveillance estimates. Annals Of Epidemiology 2018, 31: 3-7. PMID: 30529086, PMCID: PMC6420358, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical Monitoring ProjectHIV careCare attendanceSurveillance estimatesNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationHIV care attendanceMultivariable regression modelsWeighted population estimatesCohort CollaborationVS statusViral suppressionCohort dataNumber of personsConfidence intervalsCareCalendar yearFull calendar yearRegression modelsLast testAttendancePersonsHIVPatientsCareful examination
2014
Combining Epidemiologic and Biostatistical Tools to Enhance Variable Selection in HIV Cohort Analyses
Rentsch C, Bebu I, Guest JL, Rimland D, Agan BK, Marconi V. Combining Epidemiologic and Biostatistical Tools to Enhance Variable Selection in HIV Cohort Analyses. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e87352. PMID: 24489902, PMCID: PMC3906149, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVariable selectionVariable selection approachSignificance testsParsimonious modelInformation theoryBayesian argumentInformation criterionPosterior probabilityBiostatistical proceduresAveraging modelBiostatistical toolsThird methodSelection procedureBest fitSelection approachModelSurvival modelsDifferent methodsTheoryApproachStepwise selection procedureRegression modelsProbabilityStatistical PackageMultivariate regression model