ANTHROPOMETRY AND BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS COMPARED TO DUAL-PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF BODY COMPOSITION OF HIV-SEROPOSITIVE PATIENTS

Introduction: HIV-seropositive patients have shown changes in body composition such as lipoatrophy in certain regions of the body and lipohypertrophy in others, representing characteristics of lipodystrophy syndrome. It is important to monitor the quantity of fat per body segment using practical and...

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Main Authors: Antunes Beraldo,Rebeca, Siqueira Vassimon,Helena, Jordão J,Alceu Afonso, de Albuquerque,Francisco José, Marchioli Machado,Alcyone, Foss de Freitas,Maria Cristina, Marliere Navarro,Anderson
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología 2011
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182011000400002
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