PREVALENCE OF MORPHOLOGIC AND METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES IN HIV INFECTED AND UNINFE

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. This is a cross-sectional survey designed to evaluate the prevalence and severity of morphologic and metabolic abnormalities in HIV infected female youth, and to assess the drug and non-drug factors related to these abnormalities. This study is designed to assess whether there exist significant differences in glucose metabolism, lipids, lactate, body composition and bone density between HIV infected and uninfected young women. Furthermore, this study will evaluate whether exposure to specific classes of antiretroviral (ARV) medications is associated with metabolic and morphologic abnormalities among HIV infected individuals in different ways. This study will elucidate the need for further in-depth study to understand the pathophysiological effects of protease inhibitor (PI) - and non-nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) - based therapies in young females.