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. 2015 Jun 9;61(6):996–1003. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ437

Table 3.

Unadjusted Mean Whole-Body Bone Mineral Content (BMC), Whole-Body BMC Per Body Weight, Whole-Body Bone Mineral Density, and Whole-Body Body Mass From Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry by Tenofovir Exposure

Whole-Body Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Measure Tenofovir Unexposed (N = 69) Tenofovir Exposed (N = 74) P Value
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Bone mineral content (g)
 With head 63.8 (16.6) 56.0 (11.8) .002
 Less head 36.3 (9.7) 33.3 (7.3) .038
Bone mineral content per body weight (g/kg)
 With head 17.0 (2.3) 16.1 (1.9) .02
 Less head 9.7 (1.5) 9.5 (1.2) .86
Bone mineral density (g/cm2)
 With head 0.19 (0.02) 0.18 (0.02) .047
 Less head 0.15 (0.02) 0.15 (0.02) .51
Whole body mass (g)
 With head 3755.2 (678.5) 3497.3 (531.4) .038
 Less head 2757.9 (521.9) 2605.7 (452.3) .12

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.