2022
Using the biomarker cotinine and survey self-report to validate smoking data from United States Veterans Health Administration electronic health records
McGinnis K, Skanderson M, Justice A, Tindle H, Akgün K, Wrona A, Freiberg M, Goetz M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Brown S, Crothers K. Using the biomarker cotinine and survey self-report to validate smoking data from United States Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. JAMIA Open 2022, 5: ooac040. PMID: 37252267, PMCID: PMC9154288, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooac040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD-10 codesClinical remindersCurrent smokingSmoking dataSelf-reported smoking statusVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordsCohort Study participantsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataElectronic health recordsSmoking informationSmoking statusSalivary cotinineEpidemiologic studiesInternational ClassificationSmokingCotinineStudy participantsICD-10Health systemHealth recordsRecord dataKappa statisticsAfrican AmericansReminders
2020
Associations of marijuana with markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV
Wenger D, Triplette M, Shahrir S, Akgun K, Wongtrakool C, Brown, Kim J, Hoo G, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Huang L, Feemster L, Zifodya J, Crothers K. Associations of marijuana with markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV. HIV Medicine 2020, 22: 92-101. PMID: 33022830, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lung diseaseLung diseaseMarijuana smokingRadiographic emphysemaMarijuana exposureHIV-Associated Lung Emphysema (EXHALE) studyLarger total lung capacityHIV-positive patientsTotal lung capacityHigh lung volumesCross-sectional analysisMarijuana useAssociation of marijuanaExpiratory volumeTobacco smokingVital capacityLung capacityLung healthLung volumeSmokingWeekly marijuana useHIVPLWHLogistic regressionEmphysema