A higher risk of lipodystrophy has been associated with individual factors such as older age, and with drug related factors such as longer duration of antiretroviral treatment and associated metabolic disturbances.
Se ha relacionado un mayor riesgo de lipodistrofia con factores dependientes del individuo como la edad avanzada y con factores dependientes del fármaco como una larga duración del tratamiento antirretroviral, y con trastornos metabólicos asociados.