| Title | Physiologic frailty and fragility fracture in HIV-infected male veterans. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Womack, Julie A., Joseph L. Goulet, Cynthia Gibert, Cynthia A. Brandt, Melissa Skanderson, Barbara Gulanski, David Rimland, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Janet Tate, Michael T. Yin, and Amy C. Justice |
| Corporate Authors | Veterans Aging Cohort Study Project Team |
| Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pagination | 1498-504 |
| Date Published | 2013 May |
| ISSN | 1537-6591 |
| Keywords | Adult, Cohort Studies, Fractures, Bone, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Regression Analysis, United States, Veterans |
| Abstract | The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is associated with all-cause mortality in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is also associated with markers of inflammation and may thus reflect physiologic frailty. This analysis explores the association between physiologic frailty, as assessed by the VACS Index, and fragility fracture. |
| DOI | 10.1097/ADM.0b013e3182a3b603 |
| Alternate Journal | Clin. Infect. Dis. |
