The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) was initiated with a request for proposals from National Institute on Allergies and Infectious Diseases to study AIDS among men who have sex with men. Five grants were awarded, four of which joined to form the MACS. These were Johns Hopkins University ...
The objective of this study is to describe participants in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) with incident infection due to the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) in whom AIDS developed by March 1990 and within 5 years of seroconversion (group A). Secondly, behavioral, clinical...
Data on utilization of therapy, health services utilization, income and insurance status were collected semiannually from October 1990 through March 1992 from 1415 homosexual/bisexual HIV-1 seropositive men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). Prevalence of therapy use according to level of ...
The 5-year temporal trends in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seroconversion between 1984 and 1989 among homosexual/bisexual men participating in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) are reported. Of 3,262 initially seronegative men, 368 (11.3%) had seroconverted by December 31...
Neuropsychological performance in HIV-1-infected homosexual men: The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). Neurology, 40(2), 197- 203.MILLEREN, SELNESOA, MCARTHURJC et al. Neurop- sychological performance in HIV- 1-infected homosexual men; The Multicenter AIDS Cohort St...
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Methods: The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) is a prospective study of gay/bisexual men. In 2007, HIV+ individuals without confounding conditions received a full neuropsychological test battery every two years and functional assessments to allow for a classification HAND. 197 HIV+ individuals ...
Multicenter AIDS Cohort StudySelf-perception of aging is an important predictor of quality of life. Therefore, we sought to examine self-perceptions of aging (age discrepancy and aging satisfaction) between HIV-positive and HIV-negative men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). We included...
Abstract 12041: Coronary Artery Calcium and All-Cause Mortality in the Multicenter Aids Cohort Study: MACSdoi:10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.12041Coronary artery calcification (CAC)Cardiac CTAtherosclerosisIntroduction:People living with HIV (PLWH) have more subclinical cardiovascular disease than people without ...
The goal of this study was to establish methods for assessing sleep quality and breathing-related disorders using self-applied home polysomnography in people with and without HIV. METHODS. Self-applied polysomnography was conducted on 960 participants in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) using...