Abstract | INTRODUCTION: METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study between October 2012 and February 2013. The sample consisted of patients with AIDS who attended the Outpatient Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases at Nereu Ramos Hospital, Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. We collected information on demographics, lifestyle, HIV infection, and clinical aspects of the disease. Self-reported signs of lipodystrophy and body measurements were used for lipodystrophy diagnosis. RESULTS: We studied 74 patients (mean age 44.3±9.2 years; 60.8% men). Among the patients, 45.9% were smokers, 31.1% consumed alcoholic beverages, and 55.4% were sedentary. The prevalence of lipodystrophy was 32.4%, and sedentary subjects had a higher prevalence of lipodystrophy compared with physically active individuals. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Lunara Basqueroto Della Justina, Magali Chaves Luiz, Rosemeri Maurici, Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol |
Journal | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
(Rev Soc Bras Med Trop)
2014 Jan-Feb
Vol. 47
Issue 1
Pg. 30-7
ISSN: 1678-9849 [Electronic] Brazil |
PMID | 24603734
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anti-HIV Agents
(adverse effects)
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
(adverse effects)
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome
(chemically induced, epidemiology)
- Humans
- Life Style
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Young Adult
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