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Predictors of sarcopenia in young hospitalized patients living with HIV.
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- The burden of sarcopenia in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis across WHO regions.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors for HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment and frailty in aging people with HIV in Latin America: a systematic review.BMC neurology · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of sarcopenia prevalence and associated factors in people living with human immunodeficiency virus.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Pooled it
- Factors associated with sarcopenia and exploratory thresholds for low muscle strength in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Factors associated with skeletal muscle mass in middle-aged men living with HIV.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Article
- Understanding Secondary Sarcopenia Development in Young Adults Using Pig Model with Chronic Pancreatitis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Sarcopenia in people living with HIV in Hong Kong: which definition correlates with health outcomes?Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2022Article
- Altered regional homogeneity and functional connectivity of brain activity in young HIV-infected patients with asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The prevalence of sarcopenia in hospitalized people living with HIV is underdiagnosed, as assessment instruments are not always available. This study aimed to identify factors related to sarcopenia, correlating their anthropometric and clinical markers in hospitalized people living with HIV. This was an observational cross-sectional clinical study, carried out from September 2018 through October 2019. Handgrip strength, muscle mass index, calf circumference and gait speed test were evaluated in recruited patients within three days of hospital admission. The sample consisted in 44 patients, mostly men (66%), black (68%), young adults (41.65±12.18 years) and immunodeficient (CD4 cell count 165 cells/mm
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