Effect of HIV and antiretroviral therapy use on body weight changes in a cohort of U.S. veterans living with and without HIV.

Jose M GarciaYongquan DongPeter RichardsonJennifer R KramerChristine M HartmanKathryn RoyseDonna L WhiteElizabeth Yu Chiao

Published in: HIV medicine (2022)

Among US veterans, those living with HIV had lower rates of obesity than age-matched HIV-negative controls; however, primarily in the first 2 years after starting ART, people living with HIV gained more weight than did controls.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
body weight
hiv aids
hiv infected patients
hiv testing
weight loss
hepatitis c virus
men who have sex with men
type diabetes
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
south africa
physical activity
body mass index
skeletal muscle