Research Article

Validation Protocol of Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients with HIV-Infection

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.

Age (years)Mean (SD): 46.96 (9.61)
Median range: 46 (41–52)

Sex (%)Male: 219 (73)
Female: 81 (27)

Ethnic background (%)White: 253 (84.3)
Hispanic: 27 (9)
Black: 9 (3)

Risk group (%)IDU: 110 (36.7)
MSM: 106 (35.3)
Heterosexual: 74 (24.7)
Others: 7 (3.3)

HAART (%)Yes: 283 (95.3)
No: 17 (4.7)
NNRTI: 130 (43.3)
PI: 165 (55)
TDF: 173 (57.5)
ABC: 63 (21)

Serum 25(OH)D category (%)<10 ng/mL: 84 (28)
<20 ng/mL: 186 (62)
>20 ng/mL: 114 (38)

PTH > 65 pg/mL (%)Yes: 137 (45.7)
No: 163 (54.3)