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Prevalence of and risk factors for vertebral fracture and low bone mineral density among Peruvian women aging with HIV
Cabrera D, Cornejo M, Slotkin R, Pinedo Y, Yu W, Guan W, Garcia P, Hsieh E. Prevalence of and risk factors for vertebral fracture and low bone mineral density among Peruvian women aging with HIV. Archives Of Osteoporosis 2023, 18: 64. PMID: 37160770, PMCID: PMC10170032, DOI: 10.1007/s11657-023-01250-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityLow bone mineral densityThoracolumbar X-rayVertebral fracturesFemoral neckRisk factorsLumbar spineOsteoporosis treatmentTotal hipTreatment gapMineral densityTotal hip bone mineral densityPresence of VFsPeruvian womenTH bone mineral densityHip bone mineral densityFN bone mineral densityLower FN BMDSubset of patientsGenant semiquantitative methodLower femoral neckImportant treatment gapsKey risk factorsAntiretroviral therapyFRAX score
2021
Long-term trabecular bone score and bone mineral density changes in Chinese antiretroviral-treated HIV-infected individuals
Guan W, Pan W, Yu W, Cao W, Lin Q, Zhang Z, Song X, Li Y, Tian J, Xu Y, Li T, Hsieh E. Long-term trabecular bone score and bone mineral density changes in Chinese antiretroviral-treated HIV-infected individuals. Archives Of Osteoporosis 2021, 16: 41. PMID: 33624129, PMCID: PMC9675940, DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-00890-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrabecular bone scoreBone mineral densityTH bone mineral densityNormal bone mineral densityAntiretroviral therapyBone scoreART initiationFemoral neckMineral densityBone microarchitectureTotal hip (TH) BMDLumbar spine (LS) BMDBone mineral density changesFN bone mineral densityLarge tertiary care hospitalRetrospective chart reviewTertiary care hospitalMineral density changesMean percent decreaseResultsFour hundred fiftyPercent decreaseAdult PWHChart reviewCare hospitalBMD changes