| Indicators | HIV group (n=45) | Control group (n=32) |
HIV group vs Control group p- value |
Normal range |
| Fat free mass kg | 7.9 (5.1 - 9.2) (n=34) |
15.1 (12.90 - 21.12) (n=32) |
P < 0.05 | 12.8 – 20.4 |
| Muscle mass kg | 32.2 (29.1 - 35.21) | 34.2 (29.99 - 35.70) | 28.4 – 35.4 | |
| Body fluid, kg | 37.6 (35.6 - 39.2) | 35.6 (34.21 - 40.17) | 36.5 – 39.1 | |
| Lean body mass (% of body weight) |
74 (72.2 - 75.10) | 76 (74 - 80) | 68 - 86 | |
| BMI kg/m² | 22 (19.05 - 29.10) |
24 (20.11 - 30.21) | 18.5 – 24.9 | |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.84 (0.79- 0.91) | 0.86 (0.77- 0.92) | 0.75 - 0.89 |