Mads-Holger Bang Jacobsen, Anne Marie Reimer Jensen, Andreas Dehlbæk Knudsen, Thomas Benfield, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Børge Nordestgaard, Shoaib Afzal, Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed, Marco Gelpi, Susanne Dam Nielsen
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the association between low N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and body mass index (BMI), adipose tissue distribution, adiponectin, and HIV-specific risk factors among people with HIV (PWH). METHODS: We included 811 PWH with measurement of height, weight and waist circumference, blood samples analyzed for NT-proBNP, and visceral-(VAT) and subcutaneous (SAT) adipose tissue areas measured from CT-scans. Low concentrations of NT-proBNP were defined as concentrations below the limit of quantification (5...
2023: Journal of Obesity