Evaluation of mean corpuscular volume among anemic people with HIV in North America following ART initiation
Lang R, Coburn S, Gill M, Justice A, Grossman J, Gebo K, Horberg M, Mayor A, Silverberg M, McGinnis K, Hogan B, Moore R, Althoff K. Evaluation of mean corpuscular volume among anemic people with HIV in North America following ART initiation. AIDS Research And Therapy 2024, 21: 52. PMID: 39113038, PMCID: PMC11304803, DOI: 10.1186/s12981-024-00641-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapy initiationAntiretroviral therapyNormocytic anemiaMicrocytic anemiaMean corpuscular volumeRisk factorsMacrocytic anemiaAssociated with increased morbidityCausative factors of anemiaProportion of PWHFactors of anemiaAssociated with increasing ageClassification of anemiaIdentified risk factorsAnemic peopleCD4 countHIV factorsNA-ACCORDLow hemoglobinAnemiaPWHEstimate crudeRobust varianceHemoglobin measurementsHIVCOVID-19 Breakthrough Infection after Vaccination and Substance Use Disorders: A Longitudinal Cohort of People with and without HIV Receiving Care in the United States Veterans Health Administration
Soyer E, McGinnis K, Justice A, Hsieh E, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Williams E, Park L. COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection after Vaccination and Substance Use Disorders: A Longitudinal Cohort of People with and without HIV Receiving Care in the United States Veterans Health Administration. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 28: 3605-3614. PMID: 39046612, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04449-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV statusSubstance use disordersBreakthrough infectionRisk of breakthroughAssociated with increased riskCOVID-19 breakthrough infectionsSARS-CoV-2Association of substance useSARS-CoV-2 infectionHIV treatment adherenceCD4 countHIV progressionSubstance useUnited States Veterans Health AdministrationHazard ratioIncreased riskPWHCD4PWoHHIVUse disorderVaccinated personsCohort of peopleTreatment adherenceLongitudinal cohortDiscrimination of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index 2.0 for Predicting Cause-specific Mortality Among Persons With HIV in Europe and North America
Ambia J, Ingle S, McGinnis K, Pantazis N, Silverberg M, Wittkop L, Kusejko K, Crane H, van Sighem A, Sarcletti M, Cozzi-Lepri A, Domingo P, Jarrin I, Wyen C, Hessamfar M, Zhang L, Cavassini M, Berenguer J, Sterling T, Reiss P, Abgrall S, Gill M, Justice A, Sterne J, Trickey A. Discrimination of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index 2.0 for Predicting Cause-specific Mortality Among Persons With HIV in Europe and North America. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae333. PMID: 39015347, PMCID: PMC11249920, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVeterans Aging Cohort Study IndexCause-specific mortalityNon-AIDS-defining cancersNon-AIDS-definingPredicting cause-specific mortalityFlexible parametric survival modelsAntiretroviral therapyC-statisticNon-AIDS infectionsAging Cohort StudyAbsolute mortality riskHarrell's C-statisticAntiretroviral therapy initiationParametric survival modelsTargeted careCause of deathMortality riskVisit dateMultiple imputationCohort studyPWHAssess discriminationCox modelRespiratory-relatedCombining Charlson comorbidity and VACS indices improves prognostic accuracy for all-cause mortality for patients with and without HIV in the Veterans Health Administration
McGinnis K, Justice A, Marconi V, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Hauser R, Oursler K, Brown S, Bryant K, Tate J, Study F. Combining Charlson comorbidity and VACS indices improves prognostic accuracy for all-cause mortality for patients with and without HIV in the Veterans Health Administration. Frontiers In Medicine 2024, 10: 1342466. PMID: 38356736, PMCID: PMC10864663, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1342466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharlson Comorbidity IndexVACS IndexHIV RNAVeterans Health AdministrationComorbid diseasesNon-AIDS conditionsCongestive heart failureAssociated with CD4Risk of mortalityMedian ageHepatitis C.Older age groupsCharlson comorbidityCD4Prognostic accuracyHeart failurePWoHComorbidity indexVA careKidney diseasePWHHIVMatched comparatorsBaseline predictorsClinical biomarkers