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The MODS method for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis
Published on: August 11, 2008
Association between overweight/obesity and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Jesus Peinado1,2, Leonid Lecca1, Judith Jiménez1
11 Socios en Salud Sucursal Perú, Lima, Perú.
Objective.:
To evaluate the association between overweight/obesity and multidrug resistance in patients with and without a history of tuberculosis treatment.
Materials And Methods.:
Cross-sectional study of secondary data from a tuberculosis cohort, which included anthropometric and drug-sensitivity testing data at the baseline visit of patients with and without previous tuberculosis treatment.
Results.:
We evaluated 3,734 new cases and 766 with a history of having received treatment for tuberculosis. Overweight/obesity was not associated with multidrug resistance in patients with a history of tuberculosis treatment, with a prevalence ratio of 0.97 and a 95% confidence interval of 0.68-1.38.
Conclusions.:
Overweight/obesity is not associated with multidrug resistance in tuberculosis. Overweight/obesity is a dynamic process that may influence the relationship between the immune system and the metabolic system.
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