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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Effect of HIV infection on body composition and fat distribution in rwandan women
Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, Volume 9, No. 3, Year 2010
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Objective: To assess the association of HIV infection with body weight and composition in Rwandan women. Design: Body weight and composition, the latter determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and by anthropometry, were compared in 620 HIV-positive and 211 HIV-negative participants. Associations of HIV with body composition were assessed, and t tests compared the groups. Results: HIV-positive women were younger (-7.0 years, P < .001) and shorter (-2.1 cm, P < .001). Mean body weight, body mass index (BMI), total body fat, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were similar. Mean fat-free mass was 2.5% greater in HIV-negative participants, and 19% of HIV-positive group had BMI <18.5 kg/m2 versus 26% of the HIV-negative group (P < .05). CD4 counts and body composition were not associated. Conclusions: Malnutrition was common in this cohort of Rwandan women. However, HIV infection was not associated with nutritional status. Factors other than malnutrition may influence quality-of-life outcomes in HIV-infected Rwandan women. Initiatives to improve nutritional status should be population-wide and not restricted to the HIV-infected population. © The Author(s) 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mutimura, Eugene
Rwanda, Kigali
Women's Equity in Access to Care and Treatment
Anastos, Kathryn M.
Rwanda, Kigali
Kigali Institute of Education
Lin, Zheng
United States, New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Cohen, Mardge H.
United States, New York
Columbia University
Binagwaho, Agnès
United States, Chicago
Rush University
Kotler, Donald Philip
Rwanda, Kigali
Ministry of Health
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/1545109710366472
ISSN:
15451097
e-ISSN:
15570886
Research Areas
Food Security
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Female