2016
Cohort Profile: The HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS)
Guest JL, Moanna A, Wirtz S, Caruth EC, Rentsch C, Marconi VC, Rimland D. Cohort Profile: The HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS). International Journal Of Epidemiology 2016, 46: 790-791g. PMID: 27272185, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Combining Epidemiologic and Biostatistical Tools to Enhance Variable Selection in HIV Cohort Analyses
Rentsch C, Bebu I, Guest JL, Rimland D, Agan BK, Marconi V. Combining Epidemiologic and Biostatistical Tools to Enhance Variable Selection in HIV Cohort Analyses. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e87352. PMID: 24489902, PMCID: PMC3906149, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBayes TheoremCohort StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMultivariate AnalysisProportional Hazards ModelsConceptsVariable selectionVariable selection approachSignificance testsParsimonious modelInformation theoryBayesian argumentInformation criterionPosterior probabilityBiostatistical proceduresAveraging modelBiostatistical toolsThird methodSelection procedureBest fitSelection approachModelSurvival modelsDifferent methodsTheoryApproachStepwise selection procedureRegression modelsProbabilityStatistical PackageMultivariate regression model
2013
A Comparison of HAART Outcomes between the US Military HIV Natural History Study (NHS) and HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS)
Guest JL, Weintrob AC, Rimland D, Rentsch C, Bradley WP, Agan BK, Marconi VC, Group I. A Comparison of HAART Outcomes between the US Military HIV Natural History Study (NHS) and HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS). PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e62273. PMID: 23658717, PMCID: PMC3641058, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMaleObservational Studies as TopicProportional Hazards ModelsTreatment OutcomeVeteransVeterans HealthViral LoadConceptsNatural history studiesUS Military HIV Natural History StudyVeterans AffairsCohort studyClinical outcomesHIV treatmentComprehensive HIV treatmentHealthcare systemHistory studiesClinic retentionHAART initiationHAART outcomesCause mortalityAIDS eventsHIV diagnosisSurvival disparitiesStudy cohortDemographic variablesMedication adherenceCrude analysisSurvival ratePatientsSubstance abuseHIVCare