Table 1: Baseline and relative changes (∆%) in clinical conditions and body composition in men.

Variables 1 Year (n=15) 2 Years (n=8)
Baseline ∆% Baseline vs
1 Year
P-Value Baseline ∆% Baseline vs
1 Year
∆% 1 vs
2 Years
∆% Baseline vs
2 Years
P-Value
Age (years old) 47.0 (7.5) 48.8 (5.7)
Time of HIV infection (months) 187.2 (75.1) 217.5 (72.1)
Time of HAART (months) 169.7 (71.2) 198.0 (59.8)
T CD4+ (cell/mm³) 663.8 (311.2) 17.7% 0.51 767.9 (336.5) 18.8% -12.7% 12.7% 0.71
Body Composition
Body weight (kg) 69.2 (10.4) 3.0% 0.17 66.1 (6.9) 7.5% 2.1% 9.7% 0.57
BMI (kg/m2) 22.8 (2.8) 2.6% 0.24 22.6 (2.0) 2.2% 2.5% 4.0% 0.92
SMM (kg) 51.8 (3.8) 1.1% 0.21 51.7 (2.0) 2.0% 0.7% 2.7% 0.54
ASM (kg) 24.2 (2.9) 1.5% 0.20 24.4 (1.3) 1.9% 2.0% 3.9% 0.75
Body fat (%) 21.9 (7.8) 12.1% 0.48 21.7 (8.2) 1.8% 5.8% 7.1% 0.73
Trunk fat (%) 27.7 (11.1) -0.1% 0.65 28.8 (12.1) 2.4% 3.8% 4.4% 0.96
Fat mass (kg) 15.4 (6.9) 4.5% 0.55 16.9 (4.9) -6.3% 7.9% 0.6% 0.78
BMD (%) 1.06 (0.1) 0.1% 0.90 1.03 (0.0) 0.5% 1.1% 1.6% 0.85
Muscle Mass Indexes
ASM index (kg/m2) 7.8 (0.7) 3.1% 0.21 7.9 (0.2) 3.3% 1.3% 4.5% 0.35
SMM index (kg/m2) 8.4 (0.8) 5.6% 0.07 8.5 (0.3) 3.4% -2.4% 0.8% 0.54

Baseline values shown as mean (standard deviation) and variations as average percent delta (∆%). BMI: body mass index, ASM: appendicular skeletal muscle mass, SMM: total skeletal muscle mass, BMD: bone mineral density, ASM index: Appendicular skeletal muscle mass index adopted for sarcopenia cut-off points (Baumgartner et al. [26]), SMM index: Total skeletal muscle mass index adopted for sarcopenia cut-off points (Janssen et al. [27]).