HIV-infected young males have higher rates of bone loss than females
Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
Rates of low bone mass are greater in HIV-infected males than in females, accumulating evidence suggests. Researchers studied 11 biomarkers associated with inflammation, bone loss and/or bone formation in about 450 individuals -- assessed by sex and HIV status -- to try to determine causes of this differential bone loss.