Comparison of the Body Roundness Index and A Body Shape Index With Body Fat and Visceral Fat in People Living With HIV: A Pilot Study

Obesity is among the most prevalent cardiometabolic issues in recent years among people living with HIV (PLWH), and this is especially true among those that initiate and continue to take ART. Even newer first-line ART medications like Integrase inhibitors are strongly associated with the development of obesity among PLWH. This is of particular importance since research shows that excess fat, especially excess fat in the abdominal region, is associated with mortality (Jayedi et al., 2022; Lee et al., 2018). However, fat distribution in PLWH taking ART may not follow the same pattern of fat dist…