2022
Pulmonary and physical function limitations in aging men with and without HIV from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS)
Abdo M, Kunisaki K, Morris A, Stosor V, Chang D, D'Souza G, Crothers K, Abdel-Maksoud M, DiGuiseppi C, Brown T, MaWhinney S, Erlandson K. Pulmonary and physical function limitations in aging men with and without HIV from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). Annals Of Epidemiology 2022, 76: 50-60. PMID: 36244514, PMCID: PMC9881119, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyWeak grip strengthGait speedGrip strengthPhysical functionPulmonary impairmentPulmonary functionGreater oddsSimilar gait speedSlow gait speedPhysical function limitationsAIDS Cohort StudyCohort study dataNormal FEVCohort studyMedian ageHIV serostatusHIVFunction limitationsFEVDlPhysical outcomesAgeFrailtyMen
2018
Frailty, Neurocognitive Impairment, or Both in Predicting Poor Health Outcomes Among Adults Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Erlandson KM, Perez J, Abdo M, Robertson K, Ellis RJ, Koletar SL, Kalayjian R, Taiwo B, Palella FJ, Tassiopoulos K. Frailty, Neurocognitive Impairment, or Both in Predicting Poor Health Outcomes Among Adults Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 68: 131-138. PMID: 29788039, PMCID: PMC6293002, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor health outcomesHuman immunodeficiency virusNeurocognitive impairmentHealth outcomesImmunodeficiency virusPrevalence ratiosMedian CD4 countOutcomes of fallsOverlap of frailtyPresence of frailtyHIV-1 RNACopies/mLPoisson regression modelsCD4 countRecurrent fallsMedian ageIADL limitationsObservational studyDaily livingAdjusted modelPLWHFrailtySignificant associationGreater riskMost participants