Vitamin D deficiency in a cohort of HIV‐infected patients: clinical analysis

Purpose of the study Observational studies have noted very high rates of low serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D3] levels in both general and HIV‐infected populations. In HIV‐infected patients, low 25(OH)D3 levels are secondary to a combination of usual risk factors and HIV‐specific risk factors, like antiretroviral therapy [ 1 ]. The objective of our study is to analyse the magnitude of vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency and the role of...