2015
HIV status and the risk of ischemic stroke among men
Sico J, Chang C, So-Armah K, Justice A, Hylek E, Skanderson M, McGinnis K, Kuller L, Kraemer K, Rimland D, Bidwell Goetz M, Butt A, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Gibert C, Leaf D, Brown S, Samet J, Kazis L, Bryant K, Freiberg M, Chang C, So-Armah K, Justice A, Hylek E, Skanderson M, McGinnis K, Kuller L, Kraemer K, Rimland D, Goetz M, Butt A, Rodriguez Barradas M, Gibert C, Leaf D, Brown S, Samet J, Kazis L, Bryant K, Freiberg M. HIV status and the risk of ischemic stroke among men. Neurology 2015, 84: 1933-1940. PMID: 25862803, PMCID: PMC4433456, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000001560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke riskVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortIschemic stroke risk factorsStroke risk factorsHIV infectionUninfected veteransIschemic strokeStroke riskMale veteransComorbid diseasesRisk factorsSubstance useBaseline cardiovascular diseaseIschemic stroke rateRace/ethnicityHIV biomarkersMedian followStroke eventsHIV statusCardiovascular diseaseStroke rateClinical sitesHIVInfectionStroke
2011
Validating Smoking Data From the Veteran’s Affairs Health Factors Dataset, an Electronic Data Source
McGinnis KA, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Shahrir S, Butt AA, Brown ST, Freiberg MS, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Kim JW, Pisani MA, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Sico JJ, Tindle HA, Crothers K. Validating Smoking Data From the Veteran’s Affairs Health Factors Dataset, an Electronic Data Source. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2011, 13: 1233-1239. PMID: 21911825, PMCID: PMC3223583, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusHealth factorsSmoking dataKappa statisticsSmoking variablesVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudySelf-reported smoking dataCohort studyCurrent smokersSmoking interventionsVirtual cohortElectronic data sourcesEMR dataFuture studiesStatusParticipantsFactorsHIVSmokersSmokingStudy surveyCohort