| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The traditional risk factors associated with osteoporosis, such as smoking, alcohol, drugs, malnutrition, low body mass index (BMI), chronic disease, and inactivity, are more prevalent in the HIV-infected population.13,14 Additionally, HIV itself plays a direct role in bone demineralization, through the viral proteins, inflammatory effects,15???17 and antiretroviral therapy.
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