Relationship of handgrip strength with health indicators of people living with HIV in west Pará, Brazil.

Luiz Fernando Gouvêa-E-SilvaEster Rosa de BritoNaiara Cristina Correia SolEduardo Vignoto FernandesMarília Brasil Xavier

Published in: International journal of STD & AIDS (2023)

People living with HIV present an association between lean body mass and high HGS. On the other hand, low HGS favored obesity and hypercholesterolemia. Thus, monitoring HGS is an important indicator of body, laboratory, and functional capacity changes, with HGS being an additional element in the clinical evaluation.

Keyphrases

clinical evaluation
healthcare
public health
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
weight loss
mental health
weight gain
cardiovascular events
high fat diet induced
health information
adipose tissue
cardiovascular disease
social media
skeletal muscle
body composition