CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN YOUNG FEMALES WITH HIV INFECTION

将从参加IPC诊所的女孩中招募志愿者。我们 将只招收女孩子作为钙代谢和骨骼生长 在女性中特别令人担忧，我们只有控制数据 促钙激素与女性儿童的骨密度。那里 目前大约有81名感染艾滋病毒的儿童 在IPC诊所接受护理的5-17岁。考虑到优秀的 参与之前的营养相关方案，我们预计 我们应该达到这个年龄段的20名女性的样本规模。 超过90%的感染艾滋病毒的儿童是非洲裔美国人。所有数据 收集到的数据将与年龄和种族相匹配的女孩进行比较 激素、骨密度和钙动力学在以下方面有显著差异 黑人和白人女孩。

Volunteers will be recruited from girls attending the IPC clinic. We will only recruit female children as calcium metabolism & bone growth is of special concern in females & we only have control data on calcitropic hormones & bone mineral density in female children. There are currently approximately 81 HIV-infected children between the ages of 5-17 years who receive care in the IPC clinic. Given excellent participation in previous nutrition related protocols, we anticipate that we should achieve a sample size of 20 females in this age group. Over 90% of the HIV-infected children are African-American. All data collected will be compared to age & race matched girls as calcipropic hormones, bone density & calcium kinetics significantly differ between black & white girls.