2015
Weight Change After Antiretroviral Therapy and Mortality
Yuh B, Tate J, Butt AA, Crothers K, Freiberg M, Leaf D, Logeais M, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Ruser C, Justice AC. Weight Change After Antiretroviral Therapy and Mortality. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 60: 1852-1859. PMID: 25761868, PMCID: PMC4542664, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline body mass indexVeterans Aging Cohort StudyNormal weight patientsART initiationWeight gainWeight changeHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsLower mortalityDisease severityAntiretroviral therapy initiationMultivariable Cox modelVirus-infected patientsAging Cohort StudyMedian weight changeBody mass indexYears of ARTGreater disease severityVACS IndexAntiretroviral therapyTherapy initiationBaseline weightCohort studyObese patientsSurvival benefitHemoglobin levels
2013
Sex Disparities in Overall Burden of Disease Among HIV-Infected Individuals in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Blackstock OJ, Tate JP, Akgün KM, Crystal S, Duggal M, Edelman EJ, Gibert CL, Gordon KS, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Wang EA, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. Sex Disparities in Overall Burden of Disease Among HIV-Infected Individuals in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 577-582. PMID: 23807068, PMCID: PMC3695278, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2346-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemART initiationOverall burdenAntiretroviral therapyVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortVACS Index scoreART-naïve HIVLower hemoglobin levelsHuman immunodeficiency virusBurden of diseaseHealthcare systemHIV biomarkersVACS IndexVACS-VCCause mortalityHIV careLiver dysfunctionART adherenceHemoglobin levelsImmunodeficiency virusHIV treatmentModifiable factorsPharmacy dataResultsComplete dataMultivariable regressionPhysiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans
Womack JA, Goulet JL, Gibert C, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Gulanski B, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tate J, Yin MT, Justice AC, Team F. Physiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2013, 56: 1498-1504. PMID: 23378285, PMCID: PMC3634308, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusVACS Index scoreFragility fracturesPhysiologic frailtyVACS IndexMale veteransInhibitor useFracture riskRisk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexIndex scoreFragility fracture risk factorsICD-9-CM codesProtease inhibitor useFracture risk factorsMarkers of inflammationBody mass indexUpper arm fracturesAlcohol-related diagnosesCox regression modelFirst fragility fractureCause mortalityHIV RNAHemoglobin levelsMass index
2008
Prognostic Importance of Anaemia in HIV Type-1-Infected Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy: Collaborative Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
Harris RJ, Sterne J, Abgrall S, Dabis F, Reiss P, Saag M, Phillips AN, Chêne G, Gill JM, Justice AC, Rockstroh J, Sabin CA, Mocroft A, Bucher HC, Hogg RS, Monforte AD, May M, Egger M. Prognostic Importance of Anaemia in HIV Type-1-Infected Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy: Collaborative Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. Antiviral Therapy 2008, 13: 959-967. PMID: 19195321, PMCID: PMC4507810, DOI: 10.1177/135965350801300802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV type-1-infected patientsMild anemiaAntiretroviral therapyHemoglobin levelsAdjusted hazard ratioMonths of HAARTStart of HAARTActive antiretroviral therapyT-cell countsPrevalence of anemiaProspective cohort studyLong-term prognosisBaseline anemiaAIDS eventsHazard ratioCohort studyPrognostic importancePrognostic valueProspective studyUntreated individualsPatientsAnemiaHigh mortalityHAARTNormal hemoglobin
2005
Relationship between provider type and the attainment of treatment goals in primary care.
Federman DG, Krishnamurthy R, Kancir S, Goulet J, Justice A. Relationship between provider type and the attainment of treatment goals in primary care. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2005, 11: 561-6. PMID: 16159046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseProvider typeArtery diseaseBlood pressureDiabetes mellitusTreatment goalsRecent low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsAdditional patient characteristicsBlood pressure goalsGoal blood pressureLipoprotein cholesterol levelsClinical Modification codesTreatment of dyslipidemiaTreatment of hypertensionElectronic medical recordsHealth care systemInternal medicine residentsPatient agePatient characteristicsHemoglobin levelsNinth RevisionPrimary careCholesterol levelsMedical records