The influence of HIV on body composition and its relationship with physical function in mid-life women: a cross-sectional study from Zimbabwe
Women living with HIV were more likely to experience adverse changes in body composition through menopause; fat mass gains were associated with risk of falls.
Authors
- Kate Anna Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7034-6750)
- Mícheál Ó Breasail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9695-6378)
- Victoria M. Simms (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4897-458X)
- Jakub Mesinovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1297-2731)
- Peter R. Ebeling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2921-3742)
- Cynthia Mukwasi-Kahari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7289-5152)
- Tafadzwa Madanhire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2449-0027)
- Rashida A. Ferrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-9176)
- Celia Louise Gregson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6414-0529)
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Monash Medical Centre (AU)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- NIHR Oxford Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Biomedical Research and Training Institute (ZW)
- MRC Unit the Gambia (GM)
- Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) (BE)
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Climacteric
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2025.2496685
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care