2023
Prevalence of and risk factors for vertebral fracture and low bone mineral density among Peruvian women aging with HIV
Cabrera D, Cornejo M, Slotkin R, Pinedo Y, Yu W, Guan W, Garcia P, Hsieh E. Prevalence of and risk factors for vertebral fracture and low bone mineral density among Peruvian women aging with HIV. Archives Of Osteoporosis 2023, 18: 64. PMID: 37160770, PMCID: PMC10170032, DOI: 10.1007/s11657-023-01250-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityLow bone mineral densityThoracolumbar X-rayVertebral fracturesFemoral neckRisk factorsLumbar spineOsteoporosis treatmentTotal hipTreatment gapMineral densityTotal hip bone mineral densityPresence of VFsPeruvian womenTH bone mineral densityHip bone mineral densityFN bone mineral densityLower FN BMDSubset of patientsGenant semiquantitative methodLower femoral neckImportant treatment gapsKey risk factorsAntiretroviral therapyFRAX score
2022
Health-related quality of life among women aging with and without HIV in Peru
Cabrera DM, Chen M, Cornejo MP, Pinedo Y, Garcia PJ, Hsieh E. Health-related quality of life among women aging with and without HIV in Peru. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0269000. PMID: 35679332, PMCID: PMC9182248, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityMental componentPhysical activityCell countLower health-related qualityShort Form Health SurveyComponent scoresHRQoL of womenLarge HIV clinicMental component scorePhysical component scoreForm Health SurveyStatistical significanceSummary component scoresCross-sectional studyRegression analysisChronic comorbiditiesHIV clinicHIV severitySF-36Mean ageRole limitationsPhysical functioningClinical dataHealth Survey
2021
Aging with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: a Systematic Review
Cabrera DM, Diaz MM, Grimshaw A, Salvatierra J, Garcia PJ, Hsieh E. Aging with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: a Systematic Review. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2021, 18: 1-47. PMID: 33400168, PMCID: PMC8059362, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-020-00538-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesSystematic reviewCommon non-communicable diseasesChronic non-communicable diseasesAntiretroviral treatment programLongitudinal studyPrevalence of illnessPurpose of ReviewWithAge-related findingsChronic comorbiditiesOlder PWHMiddle-income countriesHIVSummaryOur resultsScreening instrumentTreatment programPopulation 40Recent FindingsOfPWHAvailable evidencePeer-reviewed literatureSignificant predictorsComorbiditiesAgeBurden