Body composition, gender, and illicit drug use in an urban cohort

Joseph Cofrancesco; Todd T. Brown; Robert F. Luo; Majnu John; Kerry J. Stewart; Adrian S. Dobs

doi:10.1080/00952990701301616

Body composition, gender, and illicit drug use in an urban cohort

Joseph Cofrancesco, Todd T. Brown, Robert F. Luo, Majnu John, Kerry J. Stewart, Adrian S. Dobs

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This cross-sectional study of adult (137 male, 128 female), urban, community dwelling users and nonusers of illicit drugs evaluated associations of demographic, medical, and drug factors with body composition. The population was 49% HIV-positive and 94% African-American. In multivariate analysis, there were no body composition differences among males based on drug use. Among females, the highest tertile of drug use had less fat (12.3 vs.19.9 kg, p = .01) and lower body mass index (21.9 vs. 25.1, p = .01) versus less frequent or nonusers. These data suggest a sex difference in body composition associated with drug use.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	467-474
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990701301616
State	Published - May 2007

Keywords

Body composition
Body weight
Cocaine
Illicit drug use
Narcotic use

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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