HIV/AIDS

Findings from M. Homsanit and co-researchers advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, March 10th, 2008

According to recent research published in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, "Fat and metabolic abnormalities and their associated factors in HIV-infected patients in Thailand were examined. Body fat and fasting lipids ( total cholesterol, TC; triglyceride, TG; and HDL-cholesterol, HDL-c) were evaluated in 247 HIV-infected Thais."

"Body fat was evaluated by subjects and blinded observers, and measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used for analyses. Antiretroviral (ARV)-treated Thais were significantly older, more likely to be male, and had higher education and income compared to...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-03-10)

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