Obesity and Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis: A Population-Based Survey.

Published in: Infectious diseases (2021)

This 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.

Keyphrases

risk factors
weight gain
mycobacterium tuberculosis
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
insulin resistance
weight loss
cross sectional
pulmonary tuberculosis
adipose tissue
electronic health record