Diabetes mellitus among patients attending TB clinics in Dar es Salaam: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Patricia J MunseriHenrika KimamboKisali PallangyoPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
Screening for diabetes should be advocated for TB patients aged above 44 years and/or with a family history of diabetes. HIV sero-negative TB patients were more likely to have DM compared to those who were HIV sero-positive. Further studies are needed to confirm this observation and the underlying factors.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hepatitis c virus
- peritoneal dialysis
- glycemic control
- prognostic factors
- hiv testing
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- men who have sex with men
- cross sectional
- insulin resistance