The Claim

Young adults with HIV have a higher prevalence of low appendicular lean mass (ALM) and ALM adjusted for height (ALM/h²) compared to healthy controls, with 18% of HIV-positive individuals falling below reference values versus 4% in controls, despite similar median ALM values between the two groups.

Source: The importance of muscle strength and physical performance as part of the diagnosis and management of sarcopenia in young adults living with human immunodeficiency virus

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

Young adults with HIV are more likely to have low muscle mass than those without HIV, even if their average muscle levels look about the same.

See the scientific wording

Young adults with HIV have a higher proportion with low appendicular lean mass (ALM) and ALM adjusted for height (ALM/h²) below reference values (18% vs 4% in controls), indicating greater prevalence of low muscle quantity despite similar median values between groups.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: The importance of muscle strength and physical performance as part of the diagnosis and management of sarcopenia in young adults living with human immunodeficiency virus

    The study found that more young adults with HIV have low muscle mass compared to those without HIV, even if their average muscle levels look similar. This supports the claim.

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