Open AccessAssociation of visceral adiposity with increased intrarenal artery resistive index in HIV-1-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy
Author(s) -
Pierfrancesco Grima,
Antonella Zizza,
Marcello Guido,
Paolo Tundo,
Roberto Chiavaroli
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.68995
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , renal function , obesity , cohort , body mass index , gastroenterology , surgery
The aim of our study was to evaluate whether perirenal fat thickness (PRFT), a parameter of central obesity, is related to kidney function and intrarenal artery resistive index (IARI) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-infected patients.