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An objective lipodystrophy severity grading scale derived from the lipodystrophy case definition score.

Andrew Carr1, Matthew Law,

  • 1St. Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. acarr@stvincents.com.au

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
|August 7, 2003
PubMed
Summary

The HIV lipodystrophy case definition (LDCD) score offers an objective, gender-independent measure of lipodystrophy severity. This score correlates better with metabolic parameters than subjective assessments, suggesting it could replace them in studies.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Research
  • Endocrinology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • HIV lipodystrophy diagnosis relies on subjective assessments.
  • Objective measures like DEXA and CT scans are gender-dependent.
  • A need exists for a reliable, gender-independent severity scale.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the HIV lipodystrophy case definition (LDCD) score as an objective measure of lipodystrophy severity.
  • To compare the LDCD score with subjective clinical assessments and other objective measures (DEXA, CT).
  • To assess the correlation of the LDCD score with metabolic parameters.

Main Methods:

  • Correlational analysis of clinical lipodystrophy severity scores (physician and patient ratings) with objective measures (LDCD score, DEXA, CT) and metabolic parameters.

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  • Study included 417 lipodystrophic adults and 371 controls.
  • Correlation coefficients were calculated to compare different assessment methods.

    • Main Results:

    • The LDCD score showed the strongest correlation with total clinical lipodystrophy severity (r=0.641 for physicians, r=0.620 for patients).
    • The LDCD score correlated better with metabolic parameters than clinical severity scores.
    • A grading scale for lipodystrophy severity was derived from LDCD scores (absent to grade 4).

    Conclusions:

    • The LDCD score is the most accurate, gender-independent objective measure for lipodystrophy severity.
    • Subjective assessments may be replaced by the LDCD score in cross-sectional studies.
    • Prospective evaluation of the LDCD score and its grading scale is recommended.