For HIV patients with belly fat and high liver enzymes, losing visceral fat improved liver enzymes whether they had hepatitis or not.

Whether HIV patients had hepatitis or not didn't change the link between losing visceral fat and improving liver enzymes.

Whether HIV patients had hepatitis or not didn't change the link between losing visceral fat and improving liver enzyme levels.

Whether people with HIV had hepatitis or not didn't change the relationship between losing belly fat and improving liver enzymes.

HIV patients with belly fat and high liver enzymes had more visceral fat and less fat under the skin than those with normal liver enzymes.

HIV patients with belly fat and high liver enzymes who lost at least 8% visceral fat were more likely to have their ALT levels return to normal after 6 months than those who didn't lose that much fat.