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Table 3 Facial lipoatrophy (FL) grades based on photographs at inclusion visit and at each monitoring visit

From: A longitudinal evaluation of the impact of a polylactic acid injection therapy on health related quality of life amongst HIV patients treated with anti-retroviral agents under real conditions of use

 

Inclusion visit

Monitoring visit 2 months

Monitoring visit 12–18 months

 

N=177

N=177

N=90

Grade

   

0 No visible FL

1.1%

34.5%

21.3%

1

19.2%

42.9%

37.1%

2

48.0%

16.9%

30.3%

3

27.1%

5.6%

11.2%

4

4.5%

0.0%

0.0%

  1. Grades range from 0 (no FL), 1 (Slight localised facial lipoatrophy), 2 (Longer and deeper atrophy with start of appearance of facial muscles), 3 (Deeper and wider area of atrophy, facial muscles clearly apparent), 4 (Lipoatrophy covering a wide area, with extension to the eye orbits and facial skin resting directly on the muscles).