Associations of anthropometric indices with body adiposity for assessing cardiovascular risk in people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The presence of HIV infection is associated with an elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can be attributed to a range of factors, related to the virus itself. These include increased levels of inflammation and immune activation. Following the introduction of antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLHIV) began to exhibit an increase in body weight. However, this was also associated with an elevated risk of developing metabolic disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the association between anthropometric indices of cardiovascular risk-waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and conicity index (CI)-with body composition and time of infection in PLHIV.

Methods

An analytical cross-sectional study consisting of

SUBMITTER: Duarte Fernandes EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548633 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature