Lipodystrophy and Body Image in Physically Active and…身体活动中的脂肪代谢障碍和身体图像.pdfVIP

DOI: 10.5628/aehd.v4i1.118 Original Research Manuscript Lipodystrophy and body image in physically active and sedentary HIV-infected patients Farinatti P, Andrade B, Paes L, Borges J Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Research into how people living with HIV experience body changes, such as lipodystrophy, is limited. On the other hand, physical activity has been recommended to improve the quality of life of these patients. Objectives: The study compared the body image-BI in lipodystrophic and non-lipodystrophic HIV-infected patients, sedentary and physically active. Methods: A total of 32 HIV-infected patients (age=45±2 yrs, body mass index-BMI=22.8±1.0 kg.m-2 ; - CD4+T=506.1±46.0 cell.mm ³; CD4+T%=20.5±2.0%) were assigned into four groups: Lip-Sed (sedentary lipodystrophic; n=9); Lip-Act (physically active lipodystrophic; n=7); NLip-Sed (sedentary non-lipodystrophic; n=9); NLip-Act (physically active non-lipodystrophic; n=7). BI was assessed by means of the comparison between the actual BMI and self-reported actual silhouette-AS and ideal silhouette-IS. AS and IS were obtained using the Silhouette Matching Task-SMT, with 12 figures representing BMI from 17.5 to 37.5 kg.m-2 . We have also applied the Body Image Questionnaire-BIQ, which reflects the affective body perception. Results: The Lip-Sed showed lower IS compared to BMI and AS (P0.05), which in turn were higher than in