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Measurement of Body Composition in People with HIV/AIDS

1999; Elsevier BV; Volume: 99; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0002-8223(99)00267-9

1878-3570

Marijka Batterham, Roger Garsia, Philippa A. Greenop,

Body Composition Measurement Techniques

Body composition abnormalities are common in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/ac-quired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Wasting in this population has been well documented ( (1) Kotler D.P. Wang J. Pierson Jr, R.N. Studies of body composition in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Clin Nutr. 1985; 42: 1255-1265 Google Scholar , (2) Ott M. Lembcke B. Fischer H. Jager R. Polat H. Geier H. Rech M. Staszeswki S. Helm E. Caspray W. Early changes of body composition in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients tetrapolar body impedance analysis indicates significant malnutrition. Am J Clin Nutr. 1993; 57: 15-19 Google Scholar ). More recently, fat redistribution, as part of a syndrome known as peripheral lipodystrophy, has been identified in people receiving active antiretroviral therapy ( (3) Carr A. Samaras K. Burton S. Law M. Freund J. Chisholm D.J. Cooper D.A. A syndrome of peripheral lipodystrophy, hyperlipidaemia and insulin resistance in patient receiving HIV protease inhibitors. AIDS. 1998; 12: F51-F58 Google Scholar ). To ensure that nutrition treatments for these abnormalities are effective, body composition measures used in assessment must be accurate. The authors would like to thank Professor George Bautovich and his staff for providing dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scans.