Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics

Group	n	Age, yr	Ht, cm	Wt, kg	Body Mass Index, kg/m2	Fat-Free Mass, kg	Muscle Mass, kg	CD4 Count, cells/mm3	Years Known HIV+
HIV seronegative	6	30±3	182±2	73.6±3	22±1	58.6±1.8	31±1	NA	NA
HIV+ asymptomatic	15	37±2	174±2	70.6±4	23±1	52.0±2.7	27±2	426±37	5±1
AIDS wasting	9	40±2	181±2	63.4±3	19±1	52.9±1.5	23±2*	78±34†	7±1

Values are means ± SE. NA, not applicable.

^*P = 0.04 vs. control.

^†P < 0.001 vs. HIV+ asymptomatic.