Tate JP, Sterne JAC, Justice AC. Albumin, white blood cell count, and body mass index improve discrimination of mortality in HIV-positive individuals. AIDS. 2019;33(5):903-912.

McGinnis KA, Justice AC, Moore RD, et al. Discrimination and calibration of the veterans aging cohort study index 2. 0 for predicting mortality among people with human immunodeficiency virus in north america. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Published online October 5, 2021:ciab883.

Amy C. Justice, MD, PhD

Janet Tate, M.P.H., Sc.D.

Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) 2.0 Index

egfr

hemoglobin

platelet

<p>Estimates risk of 5-year all-cause mortality in patients with HIV, an update to the <a href="https://www.mdcalc.com/veterans-aging-cohort-study-vacs-index" title="Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) 1.0 Index</a>.</p>

<p>All-cause mortality for patients with HIV.</p>

VACS 2.0 Index

The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) 2.0 Index estimates risk of 5-year all-cause mortality in patients with HIV.

Alanine Aminotransferase

Albumin

Aspartate Aminotransferase

White Blood Cell Count

bmi_vacs2

cd4_vacs2

hiv_rna

Platelet Count

VACS 1.0 Index

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