Measurement of body composition in postpartum South African women living with and without HIV infection

Measurement of body composition in postpartum South African women living with and without HIV infection

BackgroundWhile several methodologies are available to measure adiposity, few have been validated in sub-Saharan African (SSA) and none in postpartum African women living with HIV (WLHIV). We compared bioelectrical impendence analysis (BIA) and air displacement plethysmography (ADP) against dual x-r...

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Main Authors: Hlengiwe P. Madlala, Landon Myer, Hayli Geffen, Demi Meyer, Amy E. Mendham, Julia H. Goedecke, Angela M. Bengtson, Jennifer Jao, Lara R. Dugas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
body composition
women with HIV
postpartum
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)
air displacement plethysmography (ADP)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1280425/full

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