2017
White Blood Count, Albumin, and BMI Enhance VACS Index Prognostic Model, but Nadir CD4 and CD8 Metrics Do Not
Tate J, Brown S, Gibert C, Goetz M, Marconi V, Oursler K, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Justice A. White Blood Count, Albumin, and BMI Enhance VACS Index Prognostic Model, but Nadir CD4 and CD8 Metrics Do Not. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s210-s210. PMCID: PMC5631891, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite blood countAbsolute neutrophil countBody mass indexNadir CD4VACS IndexBlood countC-statisticVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexCD4/CD8 ratioLong-term viral suppressionKaplan-Meier plotsAvailable clinical dataDeciles of riskART initiationCD8 ratioViral suppressionNeutrophil countMass indexVA careClinical managementDisease burdenClinical dataExternal cohortLaboratory valuesRisk score
2001
General medical and psychiatric comorbidity among HIV-infected veterans in the post-HAART era
Kilbourne AM, Justice AC, Rabeneck L, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Weissman S, Team F. General medical and psychiatric comorbidity among HIV-infected veterans in the post-HAART era. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: s22-s28. PMID: 11750206, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00443-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral medical comorbidityMedical comorbiditiesPsychiatric comorbidityHIV comorbidityCognitive impairment/dementiaAntiretroviral drug toxicityPost-HAART eraPrevalence of HIVSignificant depressive symptomsHigh disease burdenLifestyle-associated conditionsComorbidity numberOlder HIVAdult patientsChemical hepatitisHerpes zosterHIV infectionPeripheral neuropathyMean agePsychiatric managementDisease burdenMultisite cohortOral candidiasisRisk drinkingPatient reports