2021
Association of Syndemic Unhealthy Alcohol Use, Smoking, and Depressive Symptoms on Incident Cardiovascular Disease among Veterans With and Without HIV-Infection
Chichetto NE, Kundu S, Freiberg MS, Koethe JR, Butt AA, Crystal S, So-Armah KA, Cook RL, Braithwaite RS, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Khan M, Bryant KJ, Gaither JR, Barve SS, Crothers K, Bedimo RJ, Warner A, Tindle HA. Association of Syndemic Unhealthy Alcohol Use, Smoking, and Depressive Symptoms on Incident Cardiovascular Disease among Veterans With and Without HIV-Infection. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2852-2862. PMID: 34101074, PMCID: PMC8376776, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03327-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident cardiovascular diseaseUnhealthy alcohol useCardiovascular diseaseDepressive symptomsCVD riskHIV statusAlcohol useMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCases of CVDCox proportional hazards regressionCVD-free participantsHIV-negative veteransProportional hazards regressionHIV-negativeHIV infectionHazards regressionSyndemic conditionsExcess riskRisk factorsDiagnostic codesHigh prevalenceObservational studyBaseline numberGreater riskSmoking
2014
Observational Research on NCDs in HIV-Positive Populations
Petersen M, Yiannoutsos CT, Justice A, Egger M. Observational Research on NCDs in HIV-Positive Populations. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s8-s16. PMID: 25117964, PMCID: PMC4317266, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNCD risk factorsNoncommunicable diseasesRisk factorsKey NCD risk factorsBurden of NCDsCost-effective prevention strategiesPrevention of NCDsEfficient care strategyIncomplete outcome ascertainmentHIV-positive populationModifiable risk factorsBurden of morbidityRisk of deathPopulation-based sampleHealth system levelClinical decision makingWeb of causationNCD comorbidityHIV-negativeHIV infectionMiddle-income countriesRandomized trialsOutcome ascertainmentHigh-income countriesPrevention strategies