Table 2 Anthropometric measurements in children with and without visually obvious lipoatrophy, adjusted for age and sex
| Â | 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 |