Nutritional status in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and new nutritional risk screening model for active tuberculosis: a national, multicenter, cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant challenge for public health and is closely associated with malnutrition; however, few studies have attempted to screen malnutrition among TB patients. The study aimed to evaluate the nutrition status and build a new nutritional screening model for active TB.

Methods

A retrospective, multicenter, large cross-sectional study was conducted in China from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021. All included patients diagnosed with active pulmonary TB (PTB) were evaluated both by Nutrition Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) and Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to screen the risk factors associated with malnutrition, and a new screening risk model, mainly for

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10267931 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature