Self-reported lipodystrophy, nutritional, lipemic profile and its impact on the body image of HIV-1-infected persons, with and without antiretroviral therapy.

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 227 adults, 162 using antiretroviral therapy (ART), both sexes, in Secondary Immunodeficiency Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Dermatology of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of University of São Paulo. The patients were grouped into 92 under ART and self-reported lipodystrophy (G1); 70 under ART and without self-reported lipodystrophy (G2); 65 without ART (G3). We evaluated: (1) self-reported lipodystrophy, self-perception and feeling about body image; (2) Anthropometric and lipemic profile.