Anthropometrics and examiner-reported body habitus abnormalities in the multicenter AIDS cohort study.
We undertook anthropometric assessments of 530 HIV-seropositive and 314 HIV-seronegative men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study at a regular visit that occurred between 1 April and 30 September 1999. We found anthropomorphic differences that were independent of age: the 384 seropositive men receiving HAART had diminished body size and higher frequency and severity of body habitus abnormalities, particularly lipoatrophy, compared with the 314 seronegative men.
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Div. of Infectious Diseases, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. f-palella@northwestern.edu
Frank J
FJ
Palella
Stephen R
SR
Cole
Joan S
JS
Chmiel
Sharon A
SA
Riddler
Barbara
B
Visscher
Adrian
A
Dobs
Carolyn
C
Williams
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001824:Body Constitution; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents