Open AccessLongitudinal Anthropometric Patterns Among HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Women
Author(s) -
Jessica Justman,
Donald R. Hoover,
Qiuhu Shi,
Tianren Tan,
Kathryn Anastos,
Phyllis C. Tien,
Stephen R. Cole,
Charles Hyman,
Roksana Karim,
Kathleen M. Weber,
Steven Grinspoon
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e318162f597
Subject(s) - waist , medicine , body mass index , anthropometry , waist–hip ratio , circumference , longitudinal study , demography , obstetrics , geometry , mathematics , pathology , sociology
Previous studies suggest that indicators of central adiposity such as waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference may be altered by HIV infection, antiretroviral treatment, or both.