2021
Association of Syndemic Unhealthy Alcohol Use, Smoking, and Depressive Symptoms on Incident Cardiovascular Disease among Veterans With and Without HIV-Infection
Chichetto NE, Kundu S, Freiberg MS, Koethe JR, Butt AA, Crystal S, So-Armah KA, Cook RL, Braithwaite RS, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Khan M, Bryant KJ, Gaither JR, Barve SS, Crothers K, Bedimo RJ, Warner A, Tindle HA. Association of Syndemic Unhealthy Alcohol Use, Smoking, and Depressive Symptoms on Incident Cardiovascular Disease among Veterans With and Without HIV-Infection. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2852-2862. PMID: 34101074, PMCID: PMC8376776, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03327-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident cardiovascular diseaseUnhealthy alcohol useCardiovascular diseaseDepressive symptomsCVD riskHIV statusAlcohol useMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCases of CVDCox proportional hazards regressionCVD-free participantsHIV-negative veteransProportional hazards regressionHIV-negativeHIV infectionHazards regressionSyndemic conditionsExcess riskRisk factorsDiagnostic codesHigh prevalenceObservational studyBaseline numberGreater riskSmoking
2017
Risk of End‐Stage Renal Disease in HIV‐Positive Potential Live Kidney Donors
Muzaale AD, Althoff KN, Sperati CJ, Abraham AG, Kucirka LM, Massie AB, Kitahata MM, Horberg MA, Justice AC, Fischer MJ, Silverberg MJ, Butt AA, Boswell SL, Rachlis AR, Mayor AM, Gill MJ, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Drozd DR, Martin JN, Bosch RJ, Durand CM, Locke JE, Moore RD, Lucas GM, Segev DL. Risk of End‐Stage Renal Disease in HIV‐Positive Potential Live Kidney Donors. American Journal Of Transplantation 2017, 17: 1823-1832. PMID: 28497525, PMCID: PMC5489376, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHIV-1HumansIncidenceKidney Failure, ChronicKidney Function TestsKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsMaleMiddle AgedNephrectomyNorth AmericaPrognosisRisk FactorsViral LoadConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseIncidence of ESRDHIV-positive individualsLive kidney donorsKidney donorsRenal diseaseMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCox proportional hazards regressionPotential live kidney donorsHIV-negative peersHIV-negative participantsHIV-positive participantsProportional hazards regressionCopies/mLKidney donor candidatesCumulative incidence estimatesCohort CollaborationCumulative incidenceHIV infectionViral loadHazards regressionNational HealthPositive individualsIncidence estimatesHealth characteristics