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Table 2 Comparative analysis of linear correlation between Z-Score in LS and baseline parameters studied in HIV patients. The following table summarizes the results of these models using the coefficient (coef.), their 95% confidence interval (95% CI), and the p-value. P < 0.05 = significant

From: Increased risk factors associated with lower BMD in antiretroviral-therapy–naïve HIV-infected adult male

Variable (vs Z-score CL)

Coef.

(95% CI)

P

Age

−0.002

(−0.018, 0.015)

0.847

BMI

0.000

(−0.001, 0.000)

0.546

Ca

−0.110

(−0.463, 0.243)

0.539

P

−0.049

(−0.240, 0.142)

0.613

Vit. D

0.012

(−0.013, 0.036)

0.344

Albumin

−0.283

(−0.770, 0.205)

0.254

CD4

−0.012

(−0.063, 0.039)

0.644

CD8

0.030

(0.004, 0.055)

0.022

CD4/CD8 ratio

−0.588

(−1.092, − 0.084)

0.022

Viral load

0.000

(−0.131, 0.131)

0.997

Tobacco

 Yes

0.140

(−0.179, 0.460)

0.387

Alcohol

 Yes

0.016

(−0.462, 0.495)

0.946

Drugs

 Yes

0.092

(−0.269, 0.452)

0.617

HIV Stage

 B

0.145

(−0.459, 0.749)

0.636

 C

0.017

(−0.825, 0.858)

0.969

Dairy

 No

0.258

(−0.644, 1.161)

0.571

CD4

 < 200

0.173

(−0.282, 0.629)

0.454

CD4/CD8 ratio

 < 0.4

0.368

(0.084, 0.653)

0.011

Viral Load

 High

0.223

(−0.168, 0.613)

0.262