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SUBMITTER: Gustafson DR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5577878 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gustafson Deborah R DR Shi Qiuhu Q Holman Susan S Minkoff Howard H Cohen Mardge H MH Plankey Michael W MW Havlik Richard R Sharma Anjali A Gange Stephen S Gandhi Monica M Milam Joel J Hoover Donald R DR
BMJ open 20170630 6
<h4>Objectives</h4>Predicting mortality in middle-aged HIV-infected (HIV+) women on antiretroviral therapies (ART) is important for understanding the impact of HIV infection. Several health indices have been used to predict mortality in women with HIV infection. We evaluated: (1) an HIV biological index, Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS); (2) a physical index, Fried Frailty Index (FFI); and (3) a mental health index, Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D). Proportional hazards regr ...[more]