2016
Do Biomarkers of Inflammation, Monocyte Activation, and Altered Coagulation Explain Excess Mortality Between HIV Infected and Uninfected People?
So-Armah KA, Tate JP, Chang CH, Butt AA, Gerschenson M, Gibert CL, Leaf D, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Budoff MJ, Samet JH, Kuller LH, Deeks SG, Crothers K, Tracy RP, Crane HM, Sajadi MM, Tindle HA, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. Do Biomarkers of Inflammation, Monocyte Activation, and Altered Coagulation Explain Excess Mortality Between HIV Infected and Uninfected People? JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 72: 206-213. PMID: 27824677, PMCID: PMC4867134, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiomarkers of inflammationD-dimerIL-6Uninfected peopleMortality riskHIV infectionMonocyte activationVeterans Aging Cohort Study Biomarker CohortCox proportional hazards regressionElevated IL-6Excess mortality riskProportional hazards regressionUnsuppressed viremiaComorbid diseasesBiomarker cohortHighest quartileHIV statusHazards regressionExcess riskBlood drawExcess mortalityImmunologic processesSCD14Mortality rateLogistic regression
2010
Pregnancy and Mental Health Among Women Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Mattocks KM, Skanderson M, Goulet JL, Brandt C, Womack J, Krebs E, Desai R, Justice A, Yano E, Haskell S. Pregnancy and Mental Health Among Women Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal Of Women's Health 2010, 19: 2159-2166. PMID: 21039234, PMCID: PMC3052271, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Analysis of VarianceCurrent Procedural TerminologyFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Mental DisordersMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePregnancy TestsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsMental health problemsOEF/OIF veteransMental health conditionsPregnancy-related carePosttraumatic stress disorderWomen veteransHealth problemsOIF veteransVeterans Health Administration systemICD-9-CM codesFemale OEF/OIF veteransHealth conditionsMore mental health diagnosesMental healthcare useDiagnosis of depressionMental health diagnosesHealth Administration systemInstances of pregnancyPregnancy outcomesAdministrative cohortPregnancy careHealthcare usePrenatal careOperation Enduring FreedomPregnancy
2001
Veterans aging cohort three-site study (VACS 3) overview and description
Smola S, Justice AC, Wagner J, Rabeneck L, Weissman S, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Team F. Veterans aging cohort three-site study (VACS 3) overview and description. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: s61-s76. PMID: 11750212, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00448-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionProvider surveyVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMedian CD4 countVeterans Aging CohortMedian viral loadUse of cigarettesFuture clinical interventionsInfluence of ageCD4 countAntiretroviral medicationsComorbid diseasesDisease clinicViral loadPoor outcomeMean ageThree-site studyAlternative therapiesAge-related differencesCopies/Medical CenterHIVAging CohortTwelve-monthClinical interventions