Open AccessEffects of randomized rosuvastatin compared with placebo on bone and body composition among HIV-infected adults
Author(s) -
Kristine M. Erlandson,
Ying Jiang,
Sara M. Debanne,
Grace A. McComsey
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000000526
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , lean body mass , bone mineral , rosuvastatin , confidence interval , rosuvastatin calcium , statin , body mass index , randomized controlled trial , gastroenterology , osteoporosis , surgery , urology , alternative medicine , pathology , body weight
Statins have a beneficial effect on bone mineral density (BMD) and lean mass in some studies of HIV-uninfected adults; however, this has never been investigated in the setting of HIV infection.