There were no differences between the diagnostic groups with regards to sex, duration of HIV infection or ART use, presence or absence of clinical lipodystrophy, body composition types, waist circumference, CD4 cell count, percentage of viral suppression, prevalence of hepatitis C coinfection, CDC clinical category, type of ART used, lipid profile, and frequency of use of statins. The gene discussed is CD4; the disease is lipodystrophy.