2024
Factors Associated with Influenza Vaccination in a National Veteran Cohort
Chen A, Farmer M, Han L, Runels T, Bade B, Crothers K, Bastian L, Bazan I, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, Akgün K. Factors Associated with Influenza Vaccination in a National Veteran Cohort. AJPM Focus 2024, 100290. DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of vaccinationInfluenza vaccineFemale veteransAmerican Indian/Alaskan Native raceFactors associated with influenza vaccinationReceipt of influenza vaccinationDocumenting influenza vaccinationReduced oddsRetrospective cohort studyElectronic health record dataMale veteransHealth record dataAmbulatory care utilizationInfluenza seasonRuralMale sexWhite male veteransWhite veteransAssociated with raceCohort studyBlack veteransBlack raceEthnic groupsRacial disparitiesInfluenza
2019
Racial Differences in Change in Physical Functioning in Older Male Veterans with HIV
McKellar MS, Kuchibhatla MN, Oursler KAK, Crystal S, Akgün K, Crothers K, Gibert CL, Nieves-Lugo K, Womack J, Tate J, Fillenbaum GG. Racial Differences in Change in Physical Functioning in Older Male Veterans with HIV. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2019, 35: 1034-1043. PMID: 30963773, PMCID: PMC6862951, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2018.0296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCS scoresPhysical functioningWhite HIVHIV statusMale veteransHealth behaviorsSF-12 physical component summary scorePhysical component summary scoreLower body mass indexHealth conditionsBetter PCS scoresPoorer PCS scoreHIV-negative menLower PCS scoresComponent summary scoresBody mass indexViral load countOlder male veteransChronic health conditionsLack of exerciseBetter health behaviorsWhite male veteransAssociation of demographicGeneral U.S. populationLow socioeconomic status