ArticlePloS one2018
Association of body mass index with incident tuberculosis in Korea.
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- Trajectories of Body Mass Index and Their Associations with Mortality among Older Adults in Korea: Analysis of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2020Article
- Low body mass index has minimal impact on plasma levels of cytokines and chemokines in tuberculous lymphadenitis.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2020Article
- QuantiFERONThe international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionOverweight or obesity might be protective factors of tuberculosis (TB), but the evidence is inconclusive. The objective of study was to evaluate association between BMI and incident TB.
methodsThe National Health Insurance database was used. Eligible participants were individuals aged 20-89 years without history of TB before 2007, and who underwent national health examinations between January 2002 and December 2006. The latest record of BMI was used as the exposure and categorized as follows: <18.5, 18.5-23, 23-25, 25-30, and ≥30 kg/m2. TB was defined as the first recorded diagnosis of TB, using ICD-10 between January 2007 and December 2013.
resultsAmong 301,081 individuals, 3,772 (1.26%) incident TB cases were detected. The incidence rate of the event was 19.65 per 10,000 person-years. After adjusting age, sex, household income, smoking status, alcohol use, and diabetes, incident TB was decreased as BMI was increased in an inverse dose-response relationship. However, when stratified by age and sex, BMI >30 kg/m2 did not show protective effect of TB in female under 50 years. Additionally, BMI >30 kg/m2 did not decrease incident TB in diabetics.
conclusionOur study suggests that high BMI might be associated with decreased risk of TB. However, very high BMI did not reduce the risk of TB in young females or diabetics participants with in Korean population.
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