| Title | The VACS Index Predicts Mortality In A Young, Healthy HIV Population Starting Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Bebu, Ionut, Janet Tate, David Rimland, Octavio Mesner, Grace E. Macalino, Anuradha Ganesan, Jason F. Okulicz, Mary Bavaro, Amy C. Weintrob, Amy C. Justice, and Brian K. Agan |
| Corporate Authors | the Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program HIV Working Group |
| Journal | Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) |
| Date Published | 2013 Nov 12 |
| ISSN | 1944-7884 |
| Abstract | The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is a weighted combination of age and eight clinical variables. It has been well correlated with all-cause mortality among HIV- infected patients. The U.S. Military HIV Natural History Study (NHS) cohort provides a different validation population profile, being younger and healthier. A significant portion of the US HIV population is similarly composed, so evaluation of the VACS Index in this population is of great interest. |
| DOI | 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000025 |
| Alternate Journal | J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. |
