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| Author(s): |
Souza, Deborah Teixeira
;
Carvalho Rondo, Patricia Helen
[1]
;
Reis, Ligia Cardoso
Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Nutr, Sch Publ Hlth, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
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| 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) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 07/55777-9 - Avaliacao antropometrica de criancas e adolescentes hiv+ em acompanhamento ambulatorial. |
| Grantee: | Deborah Souza Verga |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |
| FAPESP's process: | 07/50009-3 - Avaliacao do estado nutricional de criancas e adolescentes hiv+ em acompanhamento ambulatorial. |
| Grantee: | Patricia Helen de Carvalho Rondó |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |