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. 2022 Nov 21;17(11):e0277231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277231

Table 2. Unadjusted BMD and T-score at the lumbar spine, total hip and femoral neck.

Men Women
HIV- (n = 88) HIV+ (n = 209) P-value HIV- (n = 58) HIV+ (n = 126) P-value
Lumbar spine
BMD (g/cm2) 0.96 (0.14) 0.94 (0.16) 0.11 0.88 (0.18) 0.85 (0.16) 0.22
T-score, mean (SD) -0.48 (1.18) -0.68 (1.35) 0.09 -1.5 (3.64) -1.37 (1.37) 0.29
T-score, n (%) 0.40 0.28
>-1.0 56 (64.37) 122 (58.65) 28 (49.12) 45 (36.59)
-2.5 to -1.0 29 (33.33) 74 (35.58) 20 (35.09) 53 (43.09)
≤-2.5 2 (2.30) 12 (5.77) 9 (15.79) 25 (20.33)
Total hip
BMD (g/cm2) 0.91 (0.13) 0.86 (0.13) 0.002 0.81 (0.17) 0.79 (0.13) 0.14
T-score, mean (SD) -0.21 (0.92) -0.58 (0.95) 0.002 -0.25 (1.15) -0.53 (1.10) 0.11
T-score, n (%) 0.047 1.00
>-1.0 68 (77.27) 135 (64.59) 42 (72.41) 89 (70.63)
-2.5 to -1.0 20 (22.73) 68 (32.54) 15 (25.86) 34 (26.98)
≤-2.5 0 (0.00) 6 (2.87) 1 (1.72) 3 (2.38)
Femoral neck
BMD (g/cm2) 0.74 (0.12) 0.71 (0.11) 0.023 0.66 (0.21) 0.64 (0.12) 0.060
T-score, mean (SD) -0.86 (0.93) -1.13 (0.92) 0.020 -1.13 (1.18) -1.48 (1.08) 0.023
T-score, n (%) 0.016 0.024
>-1.0 49 (55.68) 80 (38.28) 28 (48.28) 35 (27.78)
-2.5 to -1.0 37 (42.05) 117 (55.98) 22 (37.93) 73 (57.94)
≤-2.5 2 (2.27) 12 (5.74) 8 (13.79) 18 (14.29)