Comparison of Muscle Strength, Aerobic Capacity and Body Composition between Healthy Adolescents and Those Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: The adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy associated with complications generated by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) promote impairments in physical fitness in adolescents. Objective: To analyze the aerobic capacity, muscle strength, and body composition of adolescents living with...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-05, Vol.18 (11), p.5675
Hauptverfasser: da Silva Cunha de Medeiros, Rafaela Catherine, dos Santos, Isis Kelly, de Oliveira, Anna Luiza Vasconcelos, de Goes, Carlos Jean Damasceno, de Medeiros, Jason Azevedo, da Silva, Tatiane Andreza Lima, de Souza Araujo, Juliany, de Alcântara Varela, Phelipe Wilde, Cobucci, Ricardo Ney, de Araújo Tinoco Cabral, Breno Guilherme, Dantas, Paulo Moreira Silva
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Zusammenfassung:Background: The adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy associated with complications generated by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) promote impairments in physical fitness in adolescents. Objective: To analyze the aerobic capacity, muscle strength, and body composition of adolescents living with HIV compared with a healthy population of the same age. Methods: Searches were performed in the MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus and SportDiscus databases until September 2019 and updated in April 2020. Eligibility Criteria: adolescents of both sexes in the age group from 10 to 19 years; living with HIV; cross-sectional, case–control, cohort studies; comparing with a healthy population. Mean differences and 95% Confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using RevMan (software for systematic reviews). Results: Five articles were included, involving 197 adolescents living with HIV (16 to 18 years) and 185 without infection (13 to 18 years), with the sample in each study ranging from 15 to 65 adolescents. Aerobic capacity and muscle strength were reduced in adolescents with HIV, and body mass index was also significantly lower in this group. Conclusion: Adolescents living with HIV have impaired cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, and body composition when compared to their uninfected peers. However, this systematic review provides limited evidence on the differences between the physical fitness outcomes of adolescents living with HIV compared to healthy adolescents.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18115675