Using phosphatidylethanol as an adjunct to self-reported alcohol use improves identification of liver fibrosis risk.
Murnane P, Afshar M, Chamie G, Cook R, Ferguson T, Haque L, Jacobson K, Justice A, Kim T, Khalili M, Krupitsky E, McGinnis K, Molina P, Muyindike W, Myers B, Richards V, So-Armah K, Stewart S, Sulkowski M, Tien P, Hahn J. Using phosphatidylethanol as an adjunct to self-reported alcohol use improves identification of liver fibrosis risk. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 39480054, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver fibrosis riskAUDIT-CFIB-4Self-reported alcohol useOdds ratioAlcohol useFibrosis riskPooled individual-level dataLiver fibrosis preventionBody mass indexAssessment of alcohol useManagement of liver diseaseOne-unit differenceIndividual-level dataMedian ageAUDIT-C.Mass indexSuppression statusLiver diseaseFibrosis preventionBlood concentrationsAdjusted modelsLogistic regressionCategorical variablesHIVEvaluation 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 cohortCombining 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