Journal article
Body mass index and CD4+ T-lymphocyte recovery in HIV-infected men with viral suppression on antiretroviral therapy
HIV clinical trials, v 12(4)
Jul 2011
PMID: 22044858
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Abstract
To better characterize the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and CD4+ T-lymphocyte recovery in HIV disease.
We analyzed the association between baseline BMI and CD4+ T-lymphocyte increases, as well as the association between BMI and immune activation (CD38 and HLA-DR co-expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocytes), in male HIV-infected patients who achieved viral suppression on antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Baseline BMI predicted change in CD4+ T-lymphocyte count at weeks 96 ( P = .03, n = 461) and 144 ( P = .005, n = 357) but not at week 48 ( P = .38, n = 558). Relative to men with a normal BMI, overweight and obese men had increases at week 144 that were 35 and 113 cells/ mm3 higher, respectively, while underweight men had CD4+ T-lymphocyte increases that were 94 cells/mm3 lower. No significant correlations between baseline BMI and cellular immune activation were seen.
BMI predicts CD4+ T-lymphocyte gains in men started on ART.
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- Title
- Body mass index and CD4+ T-lymphocyte recovery in HIV-infected men with viral suppression on antiretroviral therapy
- Creators
- Brandon Palermo - Drexel UniversityRonald J Bosch - Cancer Research And BiostatisticsKara Bennett - Cancer Research And BiostatisticsJeffrey M Jacobson - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- HIV clinical trials, v 12(4)
- Grant note
- U01 AI068636-01 / NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI038858 / NIAID NIH HHS AI-68634 / NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI068636 / NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI038855 / NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI038858-04 / NIAID NIH HHS AI-68636 / NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI068636 / NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI038855-04 / NIAID NIH HHS AI-38855 / NIAID NIH HHS AI-38858 / NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI068634-01 / NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI068634 / NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI068634 / NIAID NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000294878700005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-80455129898
- Other Identifier
- 991019335240304721
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- Infectious Diseases
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