Characteristics Men Women P-value
  n=97 n=96  
Mean age (SD), years 57.2 (5.8) 58.0 (5.9) 0.34
Mean weight (SD), kg 64.5 (11.0) 65.5 (13.5) 0.57
Mean height (SD), cm 176 (8) 163 (7) <0.001
Mean BMI (SD), kg/m2 20.8 (3.4) 24.5 (4.5) <0.001
Underweight 28 (29%) 11 (11%) <0.001
Normal 60 (62%) 42 (44%)
Overweight 8 (8%) 30 (31%)
Obesity 1 (1%) 13 (14%)
At least one risk factor 29 (30%) 12 (13%) 0.003
Previous fracture 7 (7%) 5 (5%) 0.77
Parent fractured hip 4 (4%) 5 (5%) 0.75
Currentsmoker 17 (18%) 1 (1%) <0.001
Alcohol(≥ 3 units/day) 3 (3%) 0 0.25
Corticosteroid use 0 1 (1%) 0.50
Rheumatoidarthritis 0 2 (2%) 0.25
Secondaryosteoporosis 4 (4%) 1 (1%) 0.37
Post-menopausal (n=94)   93 (99%)  
Physicalactivity      
Low 26 (27%) 36 (38%) <0.001
Moderate 38 (39%) 50 (52%)
High 33 (34%) 10 (10%)
       
Median ART duration (IQR), years 7.2 (4.0-10.4) 5.7 (3.6-8.8) 0.16
Current PI use 16 (16%) 20 (21%) 0.44
Current TDF use 22 (23%) 24 (25%) 0.71
Median CD4 count nadir (IQR), cells/μLa 108 (47-190) 144 (81-243) 0.029
CD4 count nadir<200 cells/μL* 72 (77%) 61 (66%) 0.12
Median current CD4 count (IQR), cells/μLa 422 (294-588) 470 (346-722) 0.13
CD4 cell count<350 cells/μLa 29 (37%) 17 (25%) 0.13
Undetectable viral loada 37 (82%) 33 (87%) 0.56
SD: Standard Deviation; BMI: Body Mass Index; ART: Antiretroviral Treatment; IQR: Interquartile Range; PI: Protease Inhibitor; TDF: Tenofovir Disoproxyl Fumarate
aCD cell count, CD4 nadir and viral load were available for 145, 186 and 83 subjects respectively.
Table 1: Characteristics of HIV-infected men and women.
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