In the study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, it was found that HIV positive individuals have an increased risk of fractures of the hip, vertebra, wrist and combined fractures.

Data from 8525 HIV positive and more than two million non-HIV patients were collected from two hospitals in the United States. Incidentlally, this study is among the first to indicate a high risk of bone fractures among HIV positie individuals.

Previous studies only pointed to a decrease in bone density among this group.