2017
HIV and Obesity Comorbidity Increase Interleukin 6 but Not Soluble CD14 or D-Dimer
Taylor BS, So-Armah K, Tate JP, Marconi VC, Koethe JR, Bedimo RJ, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Womack JA, Gerschenson M, Lo Re V, Rimland D, Yin MT, Leaf D, Tracy RP, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. HIV and Obesity Comorbidity Increase Interleukin 6 but Not Soluble CD14 or D-Dimer. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 500-508. PMID: 28696344, PMCID: PMC5513170, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6Nonobese/Obese/D-dimerMedian IL-6 levelHIV status groupsElevated IL-6D-dimer levelsIL-6 levelsBody mass indexLogistic regression modelsElevated sCD14Uninfected participantsSCD14 levelsHIV infectionProinflammatory stateHIV statusInflammation increasesMass indexObesity/Soluble CD14Interleukin-6Obesity prevalenceOdds ratioInclusion criteria
2015
Rising Obesity Prevalence and Weight Gain Among Adults Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in the United States and Canada
Koethe JR, Jenkins CA, Lau B, Shepherd BE, Justice AC, Tate JP, Buchacz K, Napravnik S, Mayor AM, Horberg MA, Blashill AJ, Willig A, Wester CW, Silverberg MJ, Gill J, Thorne JE, Klein M, Eron JJ, Kitahata MM, Sterling TR, Moore RD. Rising Obesity Prevalence and Weight Gain Among Adults Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in the United States and Canada. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2015, 32: 50-58. PMID: 26352511, PMCID: PMC4692122, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2015.0147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ARTBody mass indexAntiretroviral therapyART initiationMedian body mass indexNormal body mass indexHigher body mass indexWeight gainWhite womenUnited States National HealthART-exposed HIVHIV-1 RNAProportion of overweightMultivariable linear regressionCohort CollaborationNA-ACCORDNon-white womenCohort studyMedian ageObese adultsMass indexObesity prevalenceNational HealthHigh prevalenceHealth complications
2010
Gender Differences in Rates of Depression, PTSD, Pain, Obesity, and Military Sexual Trauma Among Connecticut War Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
Haskell SG, Gordon KS, Mattocks K, Duggal M, Erdos J, Justice A, Brandt CA. Gender Differences in Rates of Depression, PTSD, Pain, Obesity, and Military Sexual Trauma Among Connecticut War Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal Of Women's Health 2010, 19: 267-271. PMID: 20109115, PMCID: PMC3052274, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghanistanBody Mass IndexConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansIraqMaleMass ScreeningMilitary PersonnelObesityPainPatient Acceptance of Health CareProcess Assessment, Health CareRapeRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaBody mass indexFemale veteransHealth clinicsPositive screeningVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemSignificant pain scoresWomen's health clinicHealthcare systemOEF/OIF veteransRates of depressionSexual traumaElectronic medical recordsGender differencesOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi FreedomVA ConnecticutPain scoresChronic painMass indexCross-sectional data analysisPrimary careMedical recordsMale veterans