2019
Contributions of traditional and HIV-related risk factors on non-AIDS-defining cancer, myocardial infarction, and end-stage liver and renal diseases in adults with HIV in the USA and Canada: a collaboration of cohort studies
Althoff KN, Gebo KA, Moore RD, Boyd CM, Justice AC, Wong C, Lucas GM, Klein MB, Kitahata MM, Crane H, Silverberg MJ, Gill MJ, Mathews WC, Dubrow R, Horberg MA, Rabkin CS, Klein DB, Re V, Sterling TR, Desir FA, Lichtenstein K, Willig J, Rachlis AR, Kirk GD, Anastos K, Palella FJ, Thorne JE, Eron J, Jacobson LP, Napravnik S, Achenbach C, Mayor AM, Patel P, Buchacz K, Jing Y, Gange SJ, Research and Design N. Contributions of traditional and HIV-related risk factors on non-AIDS-defining cancer, myocardial infarction, and end-stage liver and renal diseases in adults with HIV in the USA and Canada: a collaboration of cohort studies. The Lancet HIV 2019, 6: e93-e104. PMID: 30683625, PMCID: PMC6589140, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30295-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseEnd-stage renal disease outcomesPopulation attributable fractionRenal disease outcomesTraditional risk factorsElevated total cholesterolLiver diseaseMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsRenal diseaseTotal cholesterolDisease outcomeHIV RNANorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationDetectable plasma HIV RNALow CD4 cell countsHepatitis B virus infectionEnd-stage renal diseaseClinical AIDS diagnosisDetectable HIV RNAHIV Clinical CohortLow CD4 countCD4 cell countPlasma HIV RNAB virus infection
2015
Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence
Wang EA, McGinnis KA, Long JB, Akgün KM, Edelman EJ, Rimland D, Wang KH, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 178-184. PMID: 25662297, PMCID: PMC4397180, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHistory of incarcerationHIV disease outcomeVACS Index scorePrimary care engagementAntiretroviral adherenceCare engagementDisease outcomeIndex scoreDrug useHigher VACS Index scoresHealth of HIVAging Cohort StudyUnhealthy alcohol useViral RNA loadRecent drug useLow CD4Cohort studyRNA loadDrug treatmentHIVHealth outcomesMultivariate analysisMediation analysisPatients
2011
Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Virologic Response among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Medications
Wang EA, McGinnis KA, Fiellin DA, Goulet JL, Bryant K, Gibert CL, Leaf DA, Mattocks K, Sullivan LE, Vogenthaler N, Justice AC, for the VACS Project Team. Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Virologic Response among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Medications. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1012-1018. PMID: 21573882, PMCID: PMC3157515, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1723-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNAHIV disease outcomeLow CD4 countAntiretroviral medicationsBody mass indexCD4 countMass indexDisease outcomeVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPoor virologic responseUnsuppressed viral loadAging Cohort StudyMultivariable logistic regressionAntiretroviral medication adherenceCross-sectional studyFood insecure participantsFood-secure participantsPotential causal associationVirologic responseVirologic suppressionCohort studyHIV diseaseHIV outcomesAdjusted analysisFood insecurity
2001
Veterans aging cohort study (VACS) meeting summary
Danielson ME, Justice AC, Team F. Veterans aging cohort study (VACS) meeting summary. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: s9-s11. PMID: 11750203, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00441-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research