ارزيابي وضعيت شاخص هاي تن سنجي و دريافت هاي غذايي در بيماران HIV مبتلا به عفونت

Anthropometric Indices and Dietary Intake in HIV-infected Patients

Virus (HlV)-infected patients. So, it is better to consider the nutrition status and food intake of these patients. There are not numerous studies in this field in Iran. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the an¬thropometric indice and nutritional intake of HIV-infected patients in Isfahan. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on 48 HIV-infected patients in Isfahan. Anthropometric measurments were done according to the standard method and food intake was assessed using a vali¬dated food-frequency questionnaire. Nutrients intakes of the patients was compared with the recom¬mended dietary allowances (RDA), and the dietary intakes of sociodemographic matched group of healthy Isfahanian population. Findings: Mean of body mass index in men and women was 24 and 22 kg/m2, respectively. Mid arm circumference in men and women was 28 and 29 cm and the body fat percent was 21 and 31% respec¬tively. Low nutrient intake was not seen in men however, women had low intake of vitamin Bi2, folate and vitamin E compared to RDA. However, the amount of vitamin Bi2 among infected men and en¬ergy intake among infected women were lower than Isfahanian healthy populationʹs intake. Conclusion: Although the body mass index of the patients was in the normal range but their body fat percentage was higher than standard and their lean body mass was lower than standard. Low intake of some nutrients shows the nessecity of the nutrition intervention. Keywords: Diabetic nephropathy, Uric acid, Allopurinol, Proteinuria.