Abstract The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is a composite marker of
multisystem injury among HIV-infected persons. We aimed to examine its cross-sectional …

Abstract Background. The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index, a composite marker
of disease severity among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected persons, has been …

Abstract The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index was developed as a risk index for
health outcomes in HIV, and it has been consistently associated with mortality. It shows a …

Objective: The authors assessed the association of physical function, social variables,
functional status, and psychiatric co-morbidity with cognitive function among older HIV …

Abstract Over 50% of HIV-infected (HIV+) persons are expected to be over age 50 by 2015.
The pathogenic effects of HIV, particularly in cases of long-term infection, may intersect with …

Objective Neurocognitive performance among older persons, including those living with HIV
(people living with HIV [PLWH]), exhibits significant heterogeneity, suggesting …

Background Age-related comorbidities accumulate faster in people with HIV (PWH) than in
those without HIV. We evaluated whether a validated multimorbidity scale, the Charlson …

Objective: The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is predictive of mortality and
combines age, traditional HIV biomarkers (HIV-1 plasma RNA and current CD4 count), and …

Objective: The effects of aging on the presentation of HIV-associated neurocognitive
disorders are largely unknown. In a cross-sectional observational study, we compared the …

Background The optimum method of defining cognitive impairment in virally suppressed
people living with HIV is unknown. We evaluated the relationships between cognitive …