@article {3297,
	title = {Does an index composed of clinical data reflect effects of inflammation, coagulation, and monocyte activation on mortality among those aging with HIV?},
	journal = {Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America},
	volume = {54},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012 Apr},
	pages = {984-94},
	abstract = {When added to age, CD4 count and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA alone (Restricted Index), hemoglobin, FIB-4 Index, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and estimated glomerular filtration rate improve prediction of mortality. Weighted and combined, these 7 routine clinical variables constitute the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index. Because nonroutine biomarkers of inflammation (interleukin 6 [IL-6]), coagulation (D-dimer), and monocyte activation (sCD14) also predict mortality, we test the association of these indices and biomarkers with each other and with mortality.},
	keywords = {Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Antigens, CD14, Biological Markers, Female, Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products, HIV Infections, HIV-1, Humans, Interleukin-6, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Survival Analysis},
	issn = {1537-6591},
	doi = {10.1093/cid/cir989},
	author = {Justice, Amy C and Freiberg, Matthew S and Tracy, Russ and Kuller, Lew and Tate, Janet P and Goetz, Matthew Bidwell and Fiellin, David A and Vanasse, Gary J and Butt, Adeel A and Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C and Gibert, Cynthia and Oursler, Kris Ann and Deeks, Steven G and Bryant, Kendall}
}
