ArticleInfectious diseases2021
Obesity and Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis: A Population-Based Survey.
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- Nutritional risk status and related influencing factors in patients with tuberculosis complicated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Association of dietary caffeine intake and metabolites in the urine of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection: a cross-sectional study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Underweight was associated with increased mortality in adults with latent tuberculosis infection.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Role of interferon-gamma release assay for screening and monitoring of latent tuberculosis infection in kidney transplant recipients.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Altered hepatic metabolic landscape and insulin sensitivity in response to pulmonary tuberculosis.PLoS pathogens · 2024Article
- Influence of tuberculosis knowledge on acceptance of preventive treatment and the moderating role of tuberculosis stigma among China's general population: cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and its association with latent tuberculosis infection and all-cause mortality in the US adult population: a cohort study from NHANES 2011-2012.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and predictors of tuberculosis infection among people living with HIV in a high tuberculosis burden context.BMJ open respiratory research · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveDiminution in body weight is a known risk factor that increases the burden of active tuberculosis (TB). However, conflicting evidence exists for the effect of body weight on the risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The objective of the present study is to examine the prevalence of LTBI at different body weights, evaluate the extent of association between body mass index (BMI) and LTBI and identify factors mediating this relationship in an adult population.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the relationship between BMI and LTBI in participants from the US-National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES; 2012, n = 5156; 514 with LTBI and 4642 controls).
resultsThe association between BMI and levels of cardiometabolic risk markers in both LTBI and control groups had a similar profile. When adjusted for age and sex, BMI was significantly inversely correlated with the prevalence of LTBI (
conclusionThis study further establishes an inverse relationship between BMI and prevalence of LTBI. Decreased BMI can be considered as a risk factor in LTBI, the reservoir for active TB cases.
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