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April 2001 Cover
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Physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston recently concluded that HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy are significantly more at risk from cardiovascular disease than HIV patients without fat redistribution and healthy controls free from
either illness. Details of the study indicate an increase in waist-to-hip ratios, fasting insulin levels, and diastolic blood pressure in the lipodystrophy group in comparison to the two control groups. Individuals with both diseases were also at greater risk for impaired
glucose tolerance, diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, and decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Editor's Note: from Reuters Health Info Services
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