2023
Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates
Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Farmer M, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgün K. Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates. AJPM Focus 2023, 2: 100094. PMID: 37362395, PMCID: PMC10038675, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace/ethnicity groupsFirst vaccinationFirst COVID-19 vaccinationVeterans AffairsWhite veteransCharlson Comorbidity IndexRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care visitsEthnicity groupsCOVID-19 vaccinationLarge healthcare systemEquitable vaccine distributionAsian Americans/Pacific IslandersRace/ethnicityUnvaccinated patientsComorbidity indexInfluenza vaccinationSelf-reported categoriesBlack groupCare visitsCohort studyHazard ratioPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patients
2016
Weight Gain and Incident Diabetes Among HIV-Infected Veterans Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy Compared With Uninfected Individuals
Herrin M, Tate JP, Akgün KM, Butt AA, Crothers K, Freiberg MS, Gibert CL, Leaf DA, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Ruser CB, Herold KC, Justice AC. Weight Gain and Incident Diabetes Among HIV-Infected Veterans Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy Compared With Uninfected Individuals. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 73: 228-236. PMID: 27171741, PMCID: PMC5023454, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of DMVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAntiretroviral therapyAging Cohort StudyDiabetes mellitusBody mass indexUninfected individualsWeight gainART initiationIncident diabetesCohort studyHazard ratioMass indexIncident type 2 diabetes mellitusAvailable body mass indexBaseline body mass indexType 2 diabetes mellitusNational observational studyConfidence intervalsSubstantial weight gainHIV infectionCox regressionPounds of weightObservational studyLow prevalence