Giudici Kelly Virecoulon, Duran Ana Clara F L, Jaime Patricia Constante
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Health Popul Nutr. 2010 Dec;28(6):560-6. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i6.6604.
The study aimed at verifying the associated factors of self-perceived body changes in adults living with HIV in highly-active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. This cross-sectional study was conducted among people living with HIV on HAART for at least three months. A standardized questionnaire was used for assessing self-perceived body changes. Associated factors relating to self-reported body changes in people living with HIV (PLHIV) were assessed with Student's t-test and chi-square test. In total, 507 patients were evaluated. The mean time since diagnosis was 6.6 years [standard deviation (SD) +/- 4.1], and the mean duration of HAART was 5.1 years (SD +/- 3.3). Self-perceived body changes were reported by 79.5% of the participants and were associated with viral load and duration of HAART. Fibre intake was lower among males who gained in abdominal fat (p=0.035). HAART-related body changes were reported by the large majority of the population and were associated with demographic and clinical variables.
该研究旨在验证巴西圣保罗市接受高效抗逆转录病毒疗法（HAART）的成年HIV感染者自我感知身体变化的相关因素。这项横断面研究是在接受HAART至少三个月的HIV感染者中进行的。使用标准化问卷评估自我感知的身体变化。采用学生t检验和卡方检验评估HIV感染者（PLHIV）自我报告的身体变化的相关因素。总共评估了507名患者。自诊断以来的平均时间为6.6年[标准差（SD）±4.1]，HAART的平均持续时间为5.1年（SD±3.3）。79.5%的参与者报告了自我感知的身体变化，这些变化与病毒载量和HAART持续时间有关。腹部脂肪增加的男性纤维摄入量较低（p=0.035）。绝大多数人群报告了与HAART相关的身体变化，这些变化与人口统计学和临床变量有关。
