Management of Bone Disease and Body Composition Changes
Summary
- Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Bone Disease in HIV-Infected Patients
- Many studies have documented an increased prevalence of both osteopenia and osteoporosis in HIV-infected individuals[Brown 2006]
- Prevalence of osteopenia was evaluated in the SUN cohort, who were compared with non–HIV-infected matched controls enrolled in NHANES[Overton 2007]
- Higher prevalence of lower BMD was found in the HIV-infected cohort compared with the NHANES cohort
- Effect of ART vs No ART
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Keywords: Bone Disease