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. 2020 Jul 14;13:2291–2300. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S260449

Table 3.

Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Change from Baseline in 133 Subjects with Follow-Up DXA at Femoral Neck (n=112) and/or Lumbar Spine (n=128)

Baseline Characteristics BMD Change from Baseline Mean (95% CI)
FN LS
mg/cm3 P# % P# mg/cm3 P# % P#
Age <50 years −6.2 (−25.5, 13.1) 0.10 −0.6 (−3.1, 1.9) 0.08 19.0 (1.7, 36.6)* 0.40 2.2 (0.2, 4.2)* 0.38
Age ≥50 years 17.8 (−2.4, 37.9) 2.9 (0.0, 5.7) 9.0 (−6.6, 24.5) 1.1 (−0.6, 2.8)
Men 8.1 (−9.1, 25.3) 0.97 1.4 (−1.0, 3.8) 0.99 12.2 (−0.3, 24.7) 0.79 1.4 (0.1, 2.8)* 0.75
Women 7.5 (−19.0, 34.0) 1.5 (−2.1, 5.0) 15.6 (−11.3, 42.5) 1.9 (−1.3, 5.1)
BMI<25.0 kg/m2 3.7 (−17.2, 24.5) 0.46 1.0 (−1.9, 4.0) 0.61 −2.2 (−16.4, 12.0) 0.0008 −0.1 (−1.7, 1.5) 0.002
BMI≥25.0 kg/m2 14.5 (−2.8, 31.9) 2.1 (−0.2, 4.4) 37.1 (17.2, 55.0)* 4.1 (2.1, 6.1)*
Experienced 10.0 (−6.8, 26.8) 0.55 1.7 (−0.6, 4.1) 0.55 16.9 (4.7, 29.2)* 0.21 2.0 (0.6, 3.4)* 0.16
Naive −1.0 (−23.9, 21.9) 0.2 (−2.7, 3.1) −1.1 (−31.4, 29.3) −0.2 (−3.5, 3.0)
TDF in previous regimen§ −11.2 (−36.4, 11.9) 0.02 −1.4 (−4.5, 1.6) 0.01 12.9 (−5.2, 31.0) 0.53 1.6 (−0.4, 1.6) 0.56
No TDF in previous regimen§ 28.2 (6.0, 50.4)* 4.4 (1.1, 7.8)* 20.7 (3.5, 37.9)* 2.4 (0.4, 4.4)*
PI in previous regimen§ −2.5 (−35.0, 30.0) 0.24 0.0 (−4.3, 4.2) 0.23 25.1 (0.0, 50.1)* 0.28 3.2 (0.4, 6.1)* 0.16
No PI in previous regimen§ 18.1 (−0.5, 36.8) 2.9 (0.1, 5.6)* 11.6 (−0.9, 24.1) 1.2 (−0.2, 1.6)
Normal BMD at baseline −1.7 (−24.0, 20.6) 0.22 −0.3 (−2.9, 2.4) 0.12 4.4 (−10.0, 18.8) 0.16 0.4 (−1.0, 1.8) 0.10
Reduced BMD at baseline 16.0 (−2.6, 34.6) 2.9 (0.0, 5.7)* 20.6 (3.1, 38.1)* 2.5 (0.5, 4.6)
Vitamin D supplement −4.0 (−27.0, 19.0) 0.19 0.6 (−3.0, 4.2) 0.51 26.8 (7.7, 45.9)* 0.09 3.4 (1.0, 5.7)* 0.04
No Vitamin D supplement 15.3 (−3.0, 33.7) 2.0 (−0.4, 4.3) 6.0 (−8.4, 20.3) 0.6 (−0.9, 6.1)
3TC/ABC/DTG 5.2 (−9.6, 20.0) 0.48 1.2 (−1.1, 2.4) 0.57 19.1 (7.8, 30.5)* 0.20 2.1 (0.8, 3.4)* 0.24
TDF/FTC/DTG 1.8 (−78.6, 72.2) 0.4 (−8.5, 9.3) −12.4 (−70.5, 45.7) −1.0 (−7.0, 4.9)
Dual therapy 11.8 (−29.4, 53.0) 1.9 (−3.0, 6.7) 17.2 (−23.2, 57.5) 2.4 (−2.3, 7.0)
Other Therapies 66.0 (−18.2, 150.2) 8.5 (−2.2, 19.2) −18.3 (−52.9, 16.3) −2.0 (−5.6, 1.6)
Never smokers −4.7 (−29.5, 4.1) 0.73 −0.3 (−3.5, 2.9) 0.68 19.7 (2.9–36.6)* 0.06 2.1 (0.4, 3.9)* 0.06
Former smokers 4.0 (−72.6, 70.6) 0.9 (−6.8, 8.6) 23.0 (−11.6, 57.6) 3.1 (−1.5, 7.7)
Current smokers 11.0 (−16.1. 38.1) 2.1 (−2.8, 7.1) −9.5 (−28.7, 9.8) −0.9 (−3.1, 1.2)

Notes: #Comparison between groups, analysis of variance; *p<0.05 for change from baseline, paired t-test; §limited to experienced patients.

Abbreviations: BMD, bone mineral density; CI, confidence interval; FN, femoral neck; LS, lumbar spine; BMI, body mass index; TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; PI, protease inhibitors; 3TC, lamivudine; ABC, abacavir; DTG, dolutegravir; FTC, emtricitabine; smoking status was only reported in 88 patients.