2024
DNA methylation‐based telomere length is associated with HIV infection, physical frailty, cancer, and all‐cause mortality
Liang X, Aouizerat B, So‐Armah K, Cohen M, Marconi V, Xu K, Justice A. DNA methylation‐based telomere length is associated with HIV infection, physical frailty, cancer, and all‐cause mortality. Aging Cell 2024, 23: e14174. PMID: 38629454, PMCID: PMC11258465, DOI: 10.1111/acel.14174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer prevalenceAll-cause mortalityVeterans Aging Cohort Study Biomarker CohortMortality riskPhysiological frailtyVACS IndexIncreased risk of all-cause mortalityRisk of all-cause mortalityCancer registry dataHigher cancer prevalenceHIV infectionElectronic medical recordsSelf-reported raceCoronary heart diseaseAssociated with HIV infectionIndicator of cellular agingPhysical frailtyRegistry dataSmoking statusWomen's Interagency HIV Study cohortAlcohol consumptionShorter TLTelomere lengthMedical recordsPeripheral blood mononuclear cells
2023
Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder in Veterans
Vickers-Smith R, Justice A, Becker W, Rentsch C, Curtis B, Fernander A, Hartwell E, Ighodaro E, Kember R, Tate J, Kranzler H. Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder in Veterans. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 180: 426-436. PMID: 37132202, PMCID: PMC10238581, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21111097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol consumptionAUD diagnosisHispanic veteransWhite veteransUse disordersPrevalence of AUDAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestUnhealthy alcohol useICD-10 codesAUDIT-C scoresSelf-reported alcohol consumptionAlcohol-related disordersDiagnosis of AUDDisorders Identification TestMaximum scoreSelf-reported raceElectronic health recordsPrimary outcomeAlcohol consumption levelsPotential confoundersHigh prevalenceMillion Veteran ProgramGreater oddsICD-9