Assessment of regional body composition, physical function and sarcopenia among peruvian women aging with HIV: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Management of chronic conditions and optimization of overall health has become a primary global health concern in the care of people living with HIV in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART), particularly in lower-and-middle income countries where infrastructure for chronic disease management may be fragmented. Alterations in body composition can reflect important changes in musculoskeletal health, particularly among populations at risk for developing fat and muscle redistribution syndromes, such as women with HIV on ART. Given the lack of data on this topic in Latin America and the Caribbean, we designed an exploratory study to measure these outcomes in a population of women aging with HIV in Peru. We conducted a cross-sectional study among Peruvian women with and without H

SUBMITTER: Cabrera DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10437949 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature