2024
Prevalent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Sexual Orientation.
Streed C, Duncan M, Heier K, Workman T, Beach L, Caceres B, O'Leary J, Skanderson M, Goulet J. Prevalent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Sexual Orientation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e036898. PMID: 39508159, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.036898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasesAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseIndex dateCardiovascular diseaseVeterans Health Administration dataPoor cardiovascular healthHealth administrative dataPrimary care appointmentsLGB veteransCardiovascular risk factorsCare appointmentsLogistic regression analysisSexual orientationCardiovascular healthVeteran populationHispanic ethnicityAdministrative dataNationwide cohortVeteransBaseline dateNatural language processing algorithmsSubstance useRisk factorsRegression analysisLanguage processing algorithms
2023
Metformin prescription for U.S. veterans with prediabetes, 2010–2019
Gulanski B, Goulet J, Radhakrishnan K, Ko J, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Lee K, Heberer K, Lynch J, Streja E, Mutalik P, Cheung K, Concato J, Shih M, Lee J, Aslan M. Metformin prescription for U.S. veterans with prediabetes, 2010–2019. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2023, 72: 139-150. PMID: 37668313, DOI: 10.1177/10815589231201141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexVeterans Health AdministrationIncident prediabetesHigh riskHealth AdministrationRetrospective observational cohort studyType 2 diabetes mellitusUse of metforminObservational cohort studyProportion of veteransMetformin prescribingGestational diabetesCohort studyMetformin prescriptionDiabetes mellitusDiabetes preventionMass indexCardiovascular diseaseMultivariable modelPrediabetesSubset of individualsMetforminU.S. veteransHealthcare systemVeterans
2017
Gender Differences in Demographic and Clinical Correlates among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Higgins DM, Fenton BT, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Carroll C, Brennan PL, Burgess DJ, Piette JD, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Gender Differences in Demographic and Clinical Correlates among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders. Women's Health Issues 2017, 27: 463-470. PMID: 28325585, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnxietyChronic PainCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMigraine DisordersMusculoskeletal DiseasesMusculoskeletal PainPain ManagementSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsMusculoskeletal disordersClinical correlatesPain intensity numeric rating scalePain-related disabilityNumeric rating scaleGreater pain intensityDiagnosis of fibromyalgiaBack pain conditionsMental health conditionsSubstance use disordersGender differencesNeck painPain serviceSevere painPain conditionsPain intensityChronic painTemporomandibular disordersPainful conditionsCardiovascular diseaseMigraine headacheHigh riskLower oddsMSD diagnosisUse disorders
2011
Association of Age and Comorbidity with Physical Function in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients: Results from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Oursler KK, Goulet JL, Crystal S, Justice AC, Crothers K, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Favors K, Leaf D, Katzel LI, Sorkin JD. Association of Age and Comorbidity with Physical Function in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients: Results from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2011, 25: 13-20. PMID: 21214375, PMCID: PMC3030913, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2010.0242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pulmonary diseaseAge-associated comorbiditiesPhysical functionUninfected patientsPulmonary diseaseUninfected subjectsSelf-reported physical functionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging of HIVHIV care guidelinesVeterans Aging CohortHIV clinical careAging Cohort StudyAssociation of ageCross-sectional analysisOlder HIVCohort studyHIV infectionHIV statusCare guidelinesPoor functionCardiovascular diseaseClinical carePhysical subscaleHIV
2009
The Association Between the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Therapy and HIV Status Among Veterans Who Met NCEP/ATP III Criteria for the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Medication
Freiberg MS, Leaf DA, Goulet JL, Goetz MB, Oursler KK, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Justice AC. The Association Between the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Therapy and HIV Status Among Veterans Who Met NCEP/ATP III Criteria for the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Medication. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2009, 24: 334-340. PMID: 19127386, PMCID: PMC2642578, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0891-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNCEP/ATP III criteriaATP III criteriaHIV viral loadViral loadAdult Treatment Panel guidelinesHigher HIV viral loadFive-site studyLipid lowering medicationsVeterans Aging CohortHIV infection statusLipid-Lowering TherapyProspective observational cohortCross-sectional analysisHIV-HCVLowering therapiesModifiable mediatorsObservational cohortResultsThe prevalenceHIV infectionHIV statusPharmacy dataCardiovascular diseasePanel guidelinesMAIN OUTCOMELow prevalence