The Nutritional Status of Children and Adolescents with HIV/AIDS on Antiretroviral Therapy
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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19/10/2012
19/10/2012
2011
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Resumo |
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess the nutritional status of children and adolescents with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). One hundred and eighteen subjects aged 6-19 years attending an outpatient clinic in Sao Paulo city were involved in the study. The following anthropometric measurements were assessed: weight, height, waist circumference and triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness. One (0.9%) adolescent was diagnosed with abdominal obesity based on waist circumference measurement; three (2.5%) adolescents were obese based on subscapular skinfold thickness. According to the body mass index, the population studied was mainly eutrophic. The prevalence of fat redistribution, a characteristic of patients with HIV/AIDS under HAART, was low. We advise the development of further studies to assess the nutritional status of children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS using anthropometric measurements as well as computed tomography to detect fat redistribution. Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo-FAPESP[07/55777-9] Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo-FAPESP[07/50009-3] |
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JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS, v.57, n.1, p.65-68, 2011 0142-6338 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/26582 10.1093/tropej/fmq035 |
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eng |
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OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics |
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Palavras-Chave | #HIV/AIDS #anthropometry #children #adolescents #HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS #HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN #1-INFECTED CHILDREN #BODY-FAT #LIPODYSTROPHY #GROWTH #IMPACT #PREVALENCE #OBESITY #WEIGHT #Pediatrics #Tropical Medicine |
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