Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association With Low Bone Mineral Density, HIV-Related Factors, Hospitalization, and Death in a Predominantly Black HIV-Infected Cohort | Zendy

Jeffrey Sherwood | Zendy; Octavio Mesner | Zendy; Amy Weintrob | Zendy; Colleen Hadigan | Zendy; Kenneth J. Wilkins | Zendy; Nancy F. CrumCianflone | Zendy; Naomi Aronson | Zendy

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Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association With Low Bone Mineral Density, HIV-Related Factors, Hospitalization, and Death in a Predominantly Black HIV-Infected Cohort

Author(s) -

Jeffrey Sherwood,

Octavio Mesner,

Amy Weintrob,

Colleen Hadigan,

Kenneth J. Wilkins,

Nancy F. CrumCianflone,

Naomi Aronson

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis785

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , vitamin d and neurology , confidence interval , bone mineral , vitamin d deficiency , body mass index , cohort , osteoporosis

Low bone mineral density (BMD) is common among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and present in higher rates in black subjects. This study assessed vitamin D levels in HIV cases versus noninfected matched controls to determine if deficiency was associated with BMD and HIV clinical outcomes.

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