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Gabriela Caeran1, Luciana L de Almeida1, Thales A S H Ilha1
1Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil.
Background:
Despite the gain in life expectancy that people living with HIV (PLHIV) have had in the past few years, the disease is accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of noninfectious chronic diseases. PLHIV have a higher prevalence of osteoporosis, fracture, diabetes mellitus, and insulin resistance than the general population. It is unknown if insulin resistance is associated with osteoporosis and fractures in PLHIV. Our study aimed to assess the association between insulin resistance and osteoporosis in PLHIV.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was carried out in southern Brazil. PLHIV ages 50 years or older on antiretroviral treatment were included. Insulin resistance was considered present when the Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) was higher than expected for the Brazilian population (>2.7). The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index was also calculated.
Results:
Of the 101 PLHIV who agreed to participate, 84 underwent insulin and bone mineral density measurements. The prevalence of osteoporosis was 19%. The frequency of insulin resistance calculated by HOMA-IR was 68.2%. Participants with osteoporosis had lower body mass index (BMI) and triglyceride values than those without it. HOMA-IR [4.8(6.6) vs 8.68(9.6), P = 0.013] and TyG [5.0(0.3) vs 5.2 (0.4), P = 0.029]. The association between the total femur t-score disappeared after correction for BMI in the linear regression model. There was no association between vertebral fractures and insulin resistance.
Conclusion:
In our study, PLHIV with osteoporosis have lower insulin resistance than PLHIV without it. However, this finding appears to be related to lower BMI. The association between insulin resistance and bone in PLHIV appears to be somewhat similar to that of the general population.
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