Prevalence and associated factors related to sarcopenia in people living with HIV/AIDS
The prevalence of sarcopenia using the EWGSOP2 criteria was low. People with a longer duration of HIV infection and those using illicit drugs were more likely to develop sarcopenia.
Authors
- Marcelo Palmares Oliveira e Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-3753)
- Vera Magalhães da Silveira
- Luciana Cardoso Martins
- Paulo Sérgio Ramos de Araújo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7839-0737)
- Ana Célia Oliveira dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9170-5684)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Universidade de Pernambuco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09845-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico