2012
Abstract: ABSTRACTObjective: The aim of this study was to discover the prevalence of overweight, obesity and cardiovascular risk in our HIV/AIDS outpatients according to sex, antiretroviral therapy and other variables. Subjects and methods: Patients underwent an anthropometric assessment. Body mass index and waist circumference were used to classify their nutritional status and their cardiovascular risk. Results: The majority of the 345 patients (58.8%) were males. Obesity was detected in 8.3% of them; 34.2% were overw…
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