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Table 3 Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry measurements in children with and without visually obvious lipoatrophy

From: High prevalence of lipoatrophy in pre-pubertal South African children on antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional study

 

Children with lipoatrophy, N=15

Children without lipoatrophy, N=27

HIV-uninfected local population norms, N=34

p-value, adjusted for age and sex (two-tailed)*

Limb fat versus limb lean ratio: mean with 95% confidence interval (95% CI)

0.36 (0.25 – 0.46)

0.62 (0.54 – 0.70)

0.63 (0.56 – 0.70)

<0.001

Limb fat versus total body weight ratio: mean (95% CI)

9.9 (8.5 – 11.4)

13.7 (12.7 – 14.8)

14.7 (13.7 – 15.7)

<0.001

Limb fat versus body mass index ratio: mean (95% CI)

0.12 (0.10 – 0.13)

0.15 (0.14 – 0.17)

0.17 (0.16 – 0.19)

0.001

Total limb fat, kg, mean (95% CI)

1.7 (1.4 – 2.1)

2.3 (2.1 – 2.6)

2.7 (2.4 – 2.9)

0.01

  1. * p-value compares HIV-infected children with and without lipoatrophy.
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