Table 2.
Anthropometric measurements in children with and without visually obvious lipoatrophy, adjusted for age and sex
| Children with lipoatrophy, N=36 | Children without lipoatrophy, N=64 | HIV-uninfected local population norms, N=57 | p-value, adjusted for age and sex (two-tailed)* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biceps skin-fold thickness (SFT), mm, mean with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) |
4.2 (3.6 – 4.7) |
5.3 (4.9 – 5.7) |
5.5 (5.0 – 5.9) |
0.002 |
| Triceps SFT, mm, mean (95% CI) |
7.1 (6.2 – 7.9) |
8.9 (8.3 – 9.6) |
8.7 (8.1 – 9.4) |
<0.001 |
| Torso-to-arm SFT ratio: mean (95% CI)** |
1.05 (0.96 – 1.14) |
0.88 (0.81 – 0.94) |
0.84 (0.78 – 0.91) |
0.002 |
| Waist-to-hip circumference ratio: mean (95% CI) | 0.97 (0.96 – 0.99) | 0.95 (0.93 – 0.96) | 0.91 (0.90 – 0.93) | 0.009 |
* p-value compares HIV-infected children with and without lipoatrophy.
** Torso to arm SFT ratio = (subscapular + iliac crest SFT) / (biceps + triceps SFT).