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ArticleAIDS (London, England)2020

Prevalence and predictors of bone health among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents.

Sana Mahtab, Chris Scott, Nana Akua A Asafu-Agyei, Takwanisa Machemedze, Lisa Frigati, Landon Myer, Heather J Zar

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Article in AIDS (London, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bone Accrual Trajectories in Children and Adolescents With Perinatal HIV Infection.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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  2. Health-Related Physical Fitness Evaluation in HIV-Diagnosed Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sana MahtabDepartment of Pediatrics & Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
Chris ScottDepartment of Pediatrics & Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
Nana Akua A Asafu-AgyeiDepartment of Pediatrics & Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
Takwanisa MachemedzeDepartment of Pediatrics & Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
Lisa FrigatiDepartment of Pediatrics & Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
Landon MyerDivision of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Heather J ZarDepartment of Pediatrics & Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital · ZAUniversity of Cape Town · ZA

Funding

Cape Town Adolescent Antiretroviral Cohort (CTAAC)R01HD074051 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN · PI ZAR, HEATHER JOY · 2012 to 2016
$3.0M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD074051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesLong-term complications of HIV including low bone mineral density remain a concern. We studied the prevalence and predictors of low bone mineral density among South African perinatally HIV-infected adolescents (PHIVA) on antiretroviral therapy (ART).

designCross-sectional analysis.

methodsBone health was evaluated by measuring the calcaneus stiffness index among PHIVA on ART. Low stiffness index was defined as z-score less than -2 SD compared with age-matched and sex-matched HIV-uninfected adolescents (HIV-).

resultOverall, 407 PHIVA (median age: 14 years; 50.4% female; median age at ART initiation: 4.2 years) and 92 HIV- (median age: 13.7 years; 54.4% female) were included. Median duration on ART was 9.8 years (interquartile range 6.8-11.5) with 38% initiating ART at 2 years or less of age. Stiffness index was lower in PHIVA (-0.19 vs. 0.43, P ≤ 0.001), respectively. During puberty, mean stiffness index increased with Tanner Stage in both PHIVA and HIV- but these increases were larger among HIV-; Tanner Stage II-III (96 vs. 101, P = 0.009) and Tanner Stage IV-V (104 vs. 112, P = 0.001). Among PHIVA, 52 (13%) had low stiffness index. After adjusting for age, sex and Tanner Stage, use of lopinavir/ritonavir [odds ratio (OR) = 2.31, P = 0.012] and viral load more than 50 copies/ml (OR = 2.06, P = 0.023) were associated with increased risk of low stiffness index, while use of efavirenz (OR = 0.41, P = 0.009) was associated with decreased risk of low stiffness index.

conclusionStiffness index was a significantly lower in PHIVA than in HIV-, especially during puberty. Among PHIVA, detectable viral load and use of lopinavir/ritonavir were risk factors for low stiffness index. Further longitudinal studies are important to determine the clinical implications.

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AdolescentAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBone DensityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalLopinavirMalePrevalencePubertyRitonavirViral LoadLopinavirRitonavir

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PMID32910060
PMCPMC7606491
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