title: Comparison of methods for assessing nutritional status in HIV-infected adults.
abstract: Malnutrition is a frequent complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and is associated with a poor prognosis. To compare different measures of nutritional status in HIV-infected patients, we prospectively studied 88 outpatients seen at a Paris AIDS outpatient clinic for routine follow-up examinations. Nutritional status was assessed according to body weight loss (BWL, 4 classes), anthropometry, bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA), and subjective global assessment of nutritional status (SGA). Malnutrition was diagnosed in 22.4% of subjects using SGA, and 37.1% by BWL. SGA rapidly detected a worsening of nutritional status, while BWL detected malnutrition at an earlier stage. A good correlation was found between SGA class and body composition assessed by anthropometry and BIA. Deteriorating nutritional status diagnosed by SGA correlated with the CDC HIV disease class. SGA, a simple nutritional assessment, can serve as a basis for prescribing artificial nutrition, while BWL detects malnutrition at an earlier stage.
authors.affiliation: Département de Médecine Interne, CHU de Bujumbura, Burundi.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niyongabo
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Melchior
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Henzel
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bouchaud
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larouzé
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015431:Weight Loss