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Vitamin D Status and the Relationship with Bone Fragility Fractures in HIV-Infected Patients: A Case Control Study

Alberto Lo GulloVincenzo ArcoraciAntonio CascioLuigi MirarchiMarco AtteritanoAntonino LascoAntonino CatalanoEmmanuele Venanzi-rulloAlessandra BittoChiara IariaDomenico SantoroFrancesco Squadrito

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0301 basic medicineMaleHeelBone ultrasound; HIV; Osteoporosis; Vertebral fractures; Vitamin D; Catalysis; Molecular Biology; Spectroscopy; Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Inorganic ChemistryOsteoporosisvitamin DHIV InfectionsGastroenterologyCatalysiBone remodelingFractures Bone0302 clinical medicineRisk Factors030212 general & internal medicineSpectroscopyBone mineralUltrasoundComputer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionPhosphorusGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedComputer Science Applicationsmedicine.anatomical_structureFemaleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtybone ultrasoundCatalysisArticleInorganic Chemistrybone ultrasound; HIV; osteoporosis; vertebral fractures; vitamin D03 medical and health sciencesN-terminal telopeptideInternal medicinemedicineVitamin D and neurologyHumansvertebral fracturesPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMolecular Biologybusiness.industryOrganic ChemistryOsteoporosiCase-control studyHIVmedicine.diseaseosteoporosis030104 developmental biologyCase-Control StudiesCalciumVertebral fracturebusiness

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HIV-infected patients show high risk of fracture. The aims of our study were to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VFs) and their associations with vitamin D in HIV patients. 100 patients with HIV infection and 100 healthy age-and sex-matched controls were studied. Bone mineral density was measured by quantitative ultrasound at the non-dominant heel. Serum osteocalcin and C-terminal telopeptide of collagen type 1 served as bone turnover markers. Bone ultrasound measurements were significantly lower in patients compared with controls (Stiffness Index (SI): 80.58 ± 19.95% vs. 93.80 ± 7.10%, respectively, p < 0.001). VFs were found in 16 patients and in 2 controls. HIV patients with vertebral fractures showed lower stiffness index (SI) (70.75 ± 10.63 vs. 83.36 ± 16.19, respectively, p = 0.045) and lower vitamin D levels (16.20 ± 5.62 vs. 28.14 ± 11.94, respectively, p < 0.02). The majority of VFs (87.5%) were observed in HIV-infected patients with vitamin D insufficiency, and regression analysis showed that vitamin D insufficiency was significantly associated with vertebral fractures (OR 9.15, 95% CI 0.18-0.52, p < 0.04). VFs and are a frequent occurrence in HIV-infected patients and may be associated with vitamin D insufficiency.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-01-02International Journal of Molecular Sciences
10.3390/ijms19010119http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5796068