Risk factors for adverse outcomes among 35 879 veterans with and without diabetes after diagnosis with COVID-19

COVID-19 Risk Perception and its Related Factors and Outcomes in Vulnerable Groups: A Systematic Review

Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency among Veterans with and without HIV Infection

OBJECTIVES We aimed to describe and compare the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency between HIV-negative and HIV-infected veterans in the southern United States, and to determine risk factors for vitamin D deficiency for HIV infected patients. METHODS Cross-sectional, retrospective study including all patients followed at the Atlanta VA Medical Center with the first 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)...

Prevalence of Complications of Diabetes and Risk Factors Among Patients with Diabetes in the Diabetes Clinic in Southeast of Iran

Objective: Academic health services play an important role in the prevention and control of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Iran. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of DM-related complications and the associated risk factors among patients with DM in a university-affiliated outpatient diabetes clinic of a referral hospital in Southeast of Iran, Zahedan. Materials and Methods: This cross-...

Risk factors for homelessness among women veterans.

BACKGROUND Women veterans are three to four times more likely than non-veteran women to become homeless. However, their risk factors for homelessness have not been defined. METHODS Case-control study of non-institutionalized homeless women veterans (n533) and age-matched housed women veterans (n=165). Health, health care, and factors associated with homelessness were assessed using multiple l...

Acanthosis nigricans among women with gestational diabetes mellitus and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

A canthosis nigricans (AN) is a cutaneous manifestation of insulin resistance (1). Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), it is not known whether AN is associated with greater need for insulin therapy in pregnancy or adverse perinatal outcomes. We performed a prospective cohort study of consecutive women with GDM or impaired glucose tolerance and a singleton pregnancy referred to...