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Alterations in body composition can reflect important changes in musculoskeletal health, particularly among populations at risk for developing fat and muscle redistribution syndromes, such as women with HIV on ART. Given the lack of data on this topic in Latin America and the Caribbean, we designed an exploratory study to measure these outcomes in a population of women aging with HIV in Peru. We conducted a cross-sectional study among Peruvian women with and without HIV aged \u226540 years. Dual X-ray absorptiometry was used to measure trunk and limb lean mass (LM) and fat mass (FM). Physical performance was assessed with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and physical strength with a dynamometer. Sarcopenia was assessed based upon EWGSOP criteria. We used linear regression to model associations between body composition, sarcopenia and physical performance scores. 104 women with HIV and 212 women without HIV were enrolled (mean age 52.4\u00b18.2 vs. 56.4\u00b18.8 years, p\u22640.001). Among women with HIV, mean years since diagnosis was 11.8\u00b16 and all were on ART. Mean SPPB score was 9.9 vs 10.8 (p&lt;0.001) between both groups. Sarcopenia spectrum was found in 25.9% and 23.1%, respectively. In the multivariable regression analysis, trunk FM and older age were negatively correlated with physical performance among women with HIV. Severe sarcopenia was found among a greater proportion of those with HIV (3.8% vs. 0.9%, p = 0.84), however this finding was not statistically significant. Women with HIV had significantly lower SPPB scores compared to women without HIV, and trunk FM and upper limb LM were independent predictors for the SPPB and Grip Strength tests, respectively. 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