Abstract:The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for osteopenia and osteoporosis among HIV infected patients from the Romanian cohort. We performed a cross-sectional study over a three-year period on HIV positive patients from the Romanian cohort which were in National Institute of Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr. Matei Balș", Bucharest, Romania evidences. We calculated patient`s body mass index (BMI), we determined CD4 cell count, HIV viral load and 25-OH-vitamin D plasma levels. All patie… Show more
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