The Nutritional Status of Children and Adolescents with HIV/AIDS on Antiretroviral Therapy

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Author(s):	Souza, Deborah Teixeira ; Carvalho Rondo, Patricia Helen ^[1] ; Reis, Ligia Cardoso Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:	^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Nutr, Sch Publ Hlth, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo - Brazil Total Affiliations: 1
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS; v. 57, n. 1, p. 65-68, FEB 2011.
Web of Science Citations:	3
Abstract
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. (AU)