Open AccessHIV Infection and Obesity: Where Did All the Wasting Go?
Author(s) -
Tyler Tate,
Amanda L. Willig,
James H. Willig,
James L. Raper,
Linda Moneyham,
MirjamColette Kempf,
Michael S. Saag,
Michael J. Mugavero
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
antiviral therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2040-2058
pISSN - 1359-6535
DOI - 10.3851/imp2348
Subject(s) - wasting , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , obesity , virology
The success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to dramatic changes in causes of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected individuals. As chronic diseases rates have increased in HIV+ populations, modifiable risk factors such as obesity have increased in importance. Our objective was to evaluate factors associated with weight change among patients receiving ART.
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