Conversely, the median concentrations of osteocalcin were 18% lower in HIV-infected individuals, although this difference fell just short of statistical significance (P = 0.06).
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Dysregulated B cell expression of RANKL and OPG correlates with loss of bone mineral density in HIV infection.
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However, in the HIV positive group, B cell OPG was significantly correlated to femur neck Z-score and fell just short of significance for hip density and Z-scores (P = 0.06 for each).
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When analyzed together, we found a significant positive correlation between B cell OPG and femur neck Z-score, and falling just short of significance, for overall hip Z-score (p = 0.08).
Although a lower proportion of activated and exhausted tissue-like memory B cells from the HIV-positive group expressed OPG, this difference did not reach statistical significance.
Mean hip BMDs were slightly diminished at all sites in HIV-infected groups compared to controls but failed to reach statistical significance.