Methods for measuring body composition in Zambian adolescents living with HIV.

ABSTRACT: Assessment of body composition can be useful in managing many clinical or public health conditions, including HIV. Most people living with HIV infection are in Africa where clinics may lack equipment, utilities or staff time for optimal body composition assessment. Thus, it is important to determine whether less expensive and more available and scalable methods can provide adequate information. We estimated body composition of 420 perinatally HIV-infected Zambian adolescents, aged 11-19 years, using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioelectrical impedance (BIA) and anthropometry: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and subscapular and suprailiac skinfolds. Data were converted to internal population Z-scores in order to compare measures. BIA and DXA were compared for total fa

SUBMITTER: Filteau S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658486 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature