Document 1030
 DOCN  M94A1030
 TI    Demographic correlates of malnutrition in HIV disease.
 DT    9412
 AU    Kosok A; Muurahainen N; Simons G; Turner J; Kotler D; Graduate Hosp.,
       Phila PA 19146.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):225 (abstract no. PB0913). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371545
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency with which decreased body cell mass
       (BCM) occurs in a demographically diverse sample of persons with
       HIV/AIDS in an urban U.S. site (Philadelphia, PA). METHODS: From 3/93 to
       2/94, 198 HIV+ outpatients recruited from HIV caregiving sites had BCM
       measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA; RJL 101-Q Fluid
       Status 2.0). The body cell mass was normalized for height (BCMHT = BCM
       divided by height in meters) and then expressed for each subject as a
       percentage of mean BCHMHT for 3 healthy control subjects matched for
       gender, race and age (nBCM). ANOVA was used to compare nBCM stratified
       by CD4 counts, gender and race. RESULTS: The sample included 53% white
       men, 30% black men, 3% white women, 9% black women, and 5% other races.
       CD4 counts, available for 94.7% of the subjects for an average of 3 +/-
       0.9 months prior to study, ranged from 0 to 1493 (mean 331 +/- 274)
       cells/mm3. TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. CONCLUSION: The most
       significant decreases in normalized body cell mass (nBCM) were seen in
       HIV+ blacks who had CD4 counts below 200 cells/mm3 and in white men
       whose CD4 counts were unknown. Further research is needed to
       characterize the risk factors for body cell mass depletion and the role
       of nutritional interventions to HIV+ persons exhibiting decreased body
       cell mass.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS  Age Factors  Caucasoid
       Race  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  Leukocyte Count
       Male  Negroid Race  Nutrition Disorders/*ETIOLOGY  T4 Lymphocytes
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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