title: Vitamin D and calcium abnormalities in the HIV-infected population.
abstract: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among HIV-infected persons is substantial and comparable to the general population. The factors associated with vitamin D deficiency are similar for both populations but additional factors (ie, use of certain antiretroviral agents) also contribute to vitamin D deficiency among HIV-infected persons. The adverse outcomes associated with vitamin D deficiency considerably overlap with non-AIDS defining illnesses (NADIs) that are increasingly becoming widespread in the aging HIV-infected population. However, there is scant evidence to support any causal inference. Further studies are warranted as efforts to identify and address modifiable risk factors contributing to NADIs continue.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Gerome V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Escota
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, 956 Court Avenue, E336 Coleman Building, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: wpowderl@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Powderly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002128:Calcium Metabolism Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium
keywords: AIDS; Calcium; HIV; Vitamin D; Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency; Vitamin D supplementation