2022
Statins Utilization in Adults With HIV: The Treatment Gap and Predictors of Statin Initiation
Coburn SB, Lang R, Zhang J, Palella FJ, Horberg MA, Castillo-Mancilla J, Gebo K, Galaviz KI, Gill MJ, Silverberg MJ, Hulgan T, Elion RA, Justice AC, Moore RD, Althoff KN, Research and Design of IeDEA F. Statins Utilization in Adults With HIV: The Treatment Gap and Predictors of Statin Initiation. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2022, 91: 469-478. PMID: 36053091, PMCID: PMC9649872, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACC/AHA guidelinesStatin initiationStatin eligibilityAHA guidelinesTreatment gapNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationATP III guidelinesCohort CollaborationPrevalence ratiosUS cohortStatin utilizationEligibility criteriaStatinsPoisson regressionConfidence intervalsAnnual proportionHIVPWHEligibilityAppropriate candidatesCalendar yearPredictorsGuidelinesInitiationCohort
2016
First Occurrence of Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Hypertension Among North American HIV-Infected Adults, 2000–2013
Wong C, Gange SJ, Buchacz K, Moore RD, Justice AC, Horberg MA, Gill MJ, Koethe JR, Rebeiro PF, Silverberg MJ, Palella FJ, Patel P, Kitahata MM, Crane HM, Abraham AG, Samji H, Napravnik S, Ahmed T, Thorne JE, Bosch RJ, Mayor AM, Althoff KN, Research and Design F. First Occurrence of Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Hypertension Among North American HIV-Infected Adults, 2000–2013. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 64: 459-467. PMID: 28172581, PMCID: PMC5850614, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virusDiabetes mellitusAntiretroviral therapyCumulative incidenceKidney diseaseNoncommunicable diseasesNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationOccurrence of DMType 2 diabetes mellitusRisk of deathDemographic subgroupsNon-black womenCohort CollaborationHIV populationImmunodeficiency virusTreatment optionsHypertensionAge 70Poisson regressionRacial disparitiesDiseaseBlack womenIncidenceCare
2010
Hepatitis C and the Risk of Kidney Disease and Mortality in Veterans With HIV
Fischer MJ, Wyatt CM, Gordon K, Gibert CL, Brown ST, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Parikh CR. Hepatitis C and the Risk of Kidney Disease and Mortality in Veterans With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2010, 53: 222-226. PMID: 20104121, PMCID: PMC3032564, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b980d4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseHepatitis C virusKidney diseaseMortality rateGlomerular filtration rateAdjusted mortality rateLevels of eGFRVeterans Healthcare AdministrationHepatitis CCoinfected subjectsC virusFiltration rateNational cohortIndependent associationHIVHigh mortalityPoisson regressionMortalityGraduated increaseVeteransCohortHigh rateEGFRDiseaseHealthcare administration
2009
Impact of cigarette smoking on mortality in HIV-positive and HIV-negative veterans.
Crothers K, Goulet JL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Gibert CL, Oursler KA, Goetz MB, Crystal S, Leaf DA, Butt AA, Braithwaite RS, Peck R, Justice AC. Impact of cigarette smoking on mortality in HIV-positive and HIV-negative veterans. AIDS Education And Prevention 2009, 21: 40-53. PMID: 19537953, PMCID: PMC3118467, DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2009.21.3_supp.40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative veteransIncidence rate ratiosSmoking statusHIV-negative patientsSimilar mortality riskHIV-positive veteransComorbid diseasesCurrent smokingOverall mortalityCigarette smokingPoor outcomeMortality riskHIVPoisson regressionMortalitySmokingRate ratioVeteransDiseaseStudy of mechanismsLow levelsStatusSmokersPatientsCessation
2005
The Changing Incidence of AIDS Events in Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
d'Arminio Monforte A, Sabin CA, Phillips A, Sterne J, May M, Justice A, Dabis F, Grabar S, Ledergerber B, Gill J, Reiss P, Egger M. The Changing Incidence of AIDS Events in Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 416-423. PMID: 15738371, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.4.416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapyAIDS eventsAntiretroviral therapyViral etiologyRate of declineAntiretroviral-naive individualsRates of AIDSIncidence of AIDSCohort CollaborationCD4 countMonths 0Different etiologiesFungal etiologyChanging IncidenceHAARTPoisson regressionEtiologyIncidenceRNA levelsAIDSViral eventsTherapyMonths