Prevalence of, Evolution of, and Risk Factors for Fat Atrophy and Fat Deposition in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Men and Women | Zendy

Denise L. Jacobson | Zendy; Tessa Knox | Zendy; Donna Spiegelman | Zendy; Sarah Skinner | Zendy; S. L. Gorbach | Zendy; C. A. Wanke | Zendy

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Prevalence of, Evolution of, and Risk Factors for Fat Atrophy and Fat Deposition in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Men and Women

Author(s) -

Denise L. Jacobson,

Tessa Knox,

Donna Spiegelman,

Sarah Skinner,

S. L. Gorbach,

C. A. Wanke

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/430379

Subject(s) - medicine , stavudine , cohort , waist , lipodystrophy , abacavir , lipoatrophy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , obesity , immunology , antiretroviral therapy

At present, no uniform definition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated lipoatrophy exists. The risk factors for fat atrophy (FA) and central fat deposition (FD) are multifactorial. We assessed the evolution and predictors of FA and FD in HIV-infected men and women.

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