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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2017 Jun 26;32(9):1945–1955. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3183

Table 3.

Factors associated with change in BMD in the immediate ART group (N=190). Participants who did not start ART within the first year were excluded.

Factor N (%) in subgroup Spine (L1–L4) Total Hip Femoral Neck



Est. Coefficient (95% CI) P+ Est. Coefficient (95% CI) P+ Est. Coefficient (95% CI) P+
Age (per 10 years) −0.10 (−0.69, 0.50) 0.75 0.56 (−0.19, 1.31) 0.14 0.88 (−0.08, 1.85) 0.07

Sex and menopausal status 0.43 0.49 0.41
 Male 138 (72.6%) Ref. -- Ref. -- Ref. --
 Pre-menopausal female 47 (24.7%) −0.85 (−2.55, 0.84) 0.32 1.12 (−1.05, 3.29) 0.31 −0.51 (−3.10, 2.07) 0.69
 Post-menopausal female 5 (2.6%) −2.01 (−5.35, 1.34) 0.24 −0.36 (−4.65, 3.94) 0.87 −3.46 (−8.58, 1.66) 0.18

Race 0.03 0.81 0.27
 Black 33 (17.4%) 0.60 (−0.97, 2.18) 0.45 0.35 (−1.65, 2.34) 0.73 1.80 (−0.65, 4.25) 0.15
 Asian 58 (30.5%) −1.31 (−2.47, −0.15) 0.03 −0.33 (−1.79, 1.14) 0.66 −0.32 (−2.10, 1.45) 0.72
 White/other 99 (52.1%) Ref. -- Ref. -- Ref. --

Location of enrollment
 Low or medium income (vs high income) 153 (80.5%) 0.84 (−0.43, 2.11) 0.19 0.22 (−1.38, 1.82) 0.78 0.32 (−1.62, 2.27) 0.74

Season of enrollment
 Summer/Autumn (vs Spring/Winter) 92 (48.4%) 0.21 (−0.66, 1.07) 0.59 −0.04 (−1.12, 1.04) 0.94 0.06 (−1.25, 1.37) 0.93

Current smoker 33 (17.4%) −0.22 (−1.36, 0.92) 0.70 −1.38 (−2.82, 0.07) 0.06 −0.82 (−2.58, 0.94) 0.36

Recreational drug use 21 (11.1%) −0.68 (−2.09, 0.72) 0.34 2.18 (0.39, 3.97) 0.02 0.62 (−1.54, 2.79) 0.57

BMI (per kg/m2) −0.02 (−0.13, 0.09) 0.70 0.01 (−0.13, 0.15) 0.89 0.04 (−0.13, 0.21) 0.62

eGFR (per 1 mL/min/1.73m2) 0.02 (−0.01, 0.06) 0.21 0.02 (−0.03, 0.06) 0.47 0.02 (−0.03, 0.07) 0.46

Mode of HIV infection 0.83 0.25 0.22
 Opposite sex contact 57 (30.0%) Ref. -- Ref. -- Ref. --
 Same sex contact 118 (62.1%) −0.04 (−1.66, 1.59) 0.96 1.48 (−0.56, 3.53) 0.15 0.98 (−1.48, 3.45) 0.43
 Other 15 (7.9%) 0.54 (−1.36, 2.44) 0.57 −0.40 (−2.79, 1.99) 0.74 −1.79 (−4.70, 1.12) 0.23

Time since HIV diagnosis (per year) 0.07 (−0.10, 0.25) 0.39 −0.19 (−0.41, 0.02) 0.08 −0.15 (−0.41, 0.11) 0.27

CD4 count (per 100 cells/μL) 0.07 (−0.22, 0.36) 0.62 0.22 (−0.15, 0.58) 0.25 0.12 (−0.32, 0.57) 0.58

CD8 count (per 100 cells/μL) −0.06 (−0.15, 0.03) 0.18 0.03 (−0.08, 0.14) 0.61 −0.03 (−0.16, 0.10) 0.64

HIV viral load (per log10) 0.14 (−0.39, 0.68) 0.60 −0.57 (−1.25, 0.11) 0.10 −0.25 (−1.07, 0.57) 0.55

Calcium or vitamin D use 9 (4.7%) −0.03 (−2.07, 2.01) 0.98 −0.44 (−3.03, 2.15) 0.74 −1.83 (−4.97, 1.30) 0.25

Baseline BMD 1.52 (−1.98, 5.01) 0.39 0.83 (−3.94, 5.60) 0.73 −4.92 (−10.8, 0.91) 0.10
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P-value for association of the factor with percent change in BMD, estimated in longitudinal mixed models, adjusted for all factors listed and visit.

eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.