Abstract
Background:Obesity is common among patients with HIV. The objective of this study was to characterize response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a cohort of obese incarcerated adults compared to a nonobese cohort.Methods:A retrospective matched cohort study was conducted in an HIV telemedicine clinic. Patients with body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m2 who received the same ART with >95% adherence for at least 6 months were matched to nonobese patients by age, gender, ART, CD4 count, and viral load at baseline.Results:Twenty pairs were included, with an average BMI of 24 kg/m2 in the nonobese cohort and 35 kg/m2 in the obese cohort. No difference was observed in the proportion of patients who achieved virologic suppression or the change in CD4 count from baseline to 6 to 12 months.Conclusion:This study revealed no differences in immunologic recovery or virologic suppression between obese and nonobese patients in an adult correctional population.
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