Table 3.
Anthropometric measurements of male participants on ART
| Variable |
Lipoatrophy* |
P-value** |
Lipohypertrophy*** |
P-value** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With n = 12 Median [IQR] | Without n = 104 Median [IQR] | With n = 15 Median [IQR] | Without n = 101 Median [IQR] | |||
| Height (m) |
1.7 [1.6-1.7] |
1.7 [1.6-1.7] |
0.942 |
1.7 [1.6-1.8] |
1.7 [1.7-1.7] |
0.954 |
| Weight (kg) |
65.5 [59.7-68.6] |
63.5 [57.0-74.4] |
0.895 |
67.4 [57.8-78.3] |
62.7 [57.3-73.4] |
0.408 |
| BMI |
23.3 [20.2-23.9] |
22.4 [20.6-25.2] |
0.772 |
23.6 [21.1-25.5] |
22.3 [20.5-24.8] |
0.324 |
| Sagittal Abdominal Diameter (cm) |
17.0 [16.0-19.5] |
18.0 [17.0-20.0] |
0.384 |
17.0 [16.0-22.0] |
18.0 [17.0-20.0] |
0.967 |
|
Circumferences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Waist (cm) |
81.75 [77–84.9] |
80.4 [75.0-90.2] |
0.953 |
83.8 [75.0-97.0] |
79.8 [75.8-89.5] |
0.338 |
| Hip (cm) |
90 [87–93.5] |
90.0 [85.0-97.0] |
0.768 |
91.0 [85.0-97.0] |
90.0 [85.0-96.0] |
0.556 |
| Waist/hip ratio |
0.89 [0.85-0.95] |
0.91 [0.87-0.94] |
0.740 |
0.93 [0.86-0.97] |
0.90 [0.86-0.94] |
0.325 |
| Mid-upper arm (cm) |
27.0 [24–28.5] |
26.0 [24.0-29.0] |
0.877 |
27.0 [25.0-29.0] |
26.0 [24.0-29.0] |
0.817 |
| Mid-thigh (cm) |
50.5 [43.5-52.5] |
49.0 [46.0-54.0] |
0.401 |
49.0 [46.0-56.0] |
49.0 [46.0-54.0] |
0.567 |
|
Skinfolds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bicep (mm) |
3.9 [3.4-4.2] |
3.5 [3.0-4.5] |
0.329 |
4.1 [3.2-4.8] |
3.5 [3.0-4.3] |
0.180 |
| Tricep (mm) |
6.8 [5.6-8.2] |
6.4 [5.1-9.3] |
0.921 |
8.4 [5.0-11.4] |
6.4 [5.1-8.7] |
0.444 |
| Abdomen (mm) |
13.5 [10.5-16.9] |
12.3 [8.5-30.1] |
1.00 |
15.8 [9.3-28.2] |
12.3 [8.5 -18.1] |
0.309 |
| Thigh (mm) |
8.4 [7.2-14.8] |
8.5 [6.0-12.4] |
0.490 |
13.5 [8.4-21.1] |
8.1 [6.0-11.3] |
0.008 |
| Sub-Scapular (mm) |
9.4 [6.5-13.2] |
8.3 [6.3-13.4] |
0.605 |
10.5 [5.7-18.0] |
8.2 [6.5-11.1] |
0.770 |
| Supra-iliac (mm) |
6.3 [4.4-6.8] |
6.2 [4.9-9.4] |
0.196 |
6.4 [4.7-12.1] |
6.2 [4.9-8.5] |
0.934 |
| Calf (mm) | 5.5 [4.8-9.0] | 5.8 [4.4-8.2] | 0.739 | 6.8 [5.4-10.5] | 5.5 [4.4-7.7] | 0.094 |
*based on patient report, those with moderate or severe fat loss in 2 or more regions.
**Wilcoxon Rank-sum (Mann–Whitney) tests for continuous variables and chi-square tests for binary variables.
***based on patient report, those with moderate or severe fat gain in 2 or more regions.