In HIV patients with belly fat, higher amounts of visceral fat were linked to higher liver enzyme levels at the start of the study.

In people with HIV and belly fat, higher amounts of visceral fat were linked to higher liver enzyme levels even when accounting for other factors like sex and hepatitis.

In people with HIV and belly fat, having more visceral fat was linked to higher levels of a liver enzyme called ALT, which suggests a connection between belly fat and liver health.

In people with HIV and belly fat, the amount of visceral fat didn't correlate with liver enzyme AST levels when other factors like sex and hepatitis were considered.

For people with HIV and belly fat who have high liver enzyme levels, those who lose at least 8% of their visceral fat see a bigger drop in ALT levels than those who don't lose that much fat.

When people with HIV and belly fat lost fat from a placebo pill, their liver enzymes didn't improve, but when they lost fat from tesamorelin, their liver enzymes did improve.