2021
Factors associated with phosphatidylethanol (PEth) sensitivity for detecting unhealthy alcohol use: An individual patient data meta‐analysis
Hahn JA, Murnane PM, Vittinghoff E, Muyindike WR, Emenyonu NI, Fatch R, Chamie G, Haberer JE, Francis JM, Kapiga S, Jacobson K, Myers B, Couture MC, DiClemente RJ, Brown JL, So-Armah K, Sulkowski M, Marcus GM, Woolf-King S, Cook RL, Richards VL, Molina P, Ferguson T, Welsh D, Piano MR, Phillips SA, Stewart S, Afshar M, Page K, McGinnis K, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Bryant K, Saitz R. Factors associated with phosphatidylethanol (PEth) sensitivity for detecting unhealthy alcohol use: An individual patient data meta‐analysis. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45: 1166-1187. PMID: 33837975, PMCID: PMC8254773, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual participant dataUnhealthy alcohol useRace/ethnicitySelf-reported alcohol useAlcohol useBiologic variablesHigher oddsAlcohol consumptionBlood collectionAdvanced liver fibrosisUnhealthy alcohol consumptionIndividual patient dataAUDIT-C scoresAssociation of sexAfrican AmericansHigher BMILiver fibrosisEligible studiesHigher hemoglobinClinical careLower oddsAlcohol metabolitesParticipant dataPatient dataMixed effects modelsThe relationship of smoking and unhealthy alcohol use to the HIV care continuum among people with HIV in an integrated health care system
Satre DD, Levine-Hall T, Sterling SA, Young-Wolff KC, Lam JO, Alexeeff S, Hojilla JC, Williams A, Justice AC, Sterne J, Cavassini M, Bryant KJ, Williams EC, Horberg MA, Volberding P, Weisner C, Silverberg MJ. The relationship of smoking and unhealthy alcohol use to the HIV care continuum among people with HIV in an integrated health care system. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 219: 108481. PMID: 33429295, PMCID: PMC7869693, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useHIV care continuum outcomesIntegrated health care systemCare continuum outcomesAlcohol useHealth care systemContinuum outcomesCare continuumOdds ratioHigher oddsKaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaCare systemHIV RNA controlPrimary care screeningHIV care continuumRelationship of smokingAdjusted odds ratioSeparate logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityHIV careHIV RNASmoking statusMean ageCare screening
2019
Longitudinal Drinking Patterns and Their Clinical Correlates in Million Veteran Program Participants
Smith R, Kranzler HR, Justice AC, Tate JP, Program T. Longitudinal Drinking Patterns and Their Clinical Correlates in Million Veteran Program Participants. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 465-472. PMID: 30592535, PMCID: PMC6691890, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean AUDIT-C scoreAUDIT-C scoresAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConsumptionTrajectory groupsU.S. Preventive Services Task ForceDrinking trajectoriesAge-adjusted mean scoresVeterans Affairs Health SystemPrimary care patientsLarger patient populationMillion Veteran Program cohortAlcohol use disorder diagnosisHigh trajectory groupPosttraumatic stress disorderElectronic health recordsHepatitis CCare patientsLiver cirrhosisClinical correlatesPatient populationLongitudinal drinking patternsHigher oddsClinical relevanceHarmful drinkingAnnual administration