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Lower Risk of Tuberculosis in Obesity

Chi C. Leung, MBBS; Tai H. Lam, MD; Wai M. Chan, MBBS; Wing W. Yew, MBBS; Kin S. Ho,MBBS; Gabriel Leung, MD; Wing S. Law, MBChB; Cheuk M. Tam, MBBS;Chi K. Chan,MBBS; Kwok C. Chang, MBBS

Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(12):1297-1304.

Background

Obesity is increasingly prevalent in both developed and developing areas. Althoughundernutrition is well associated with tuberculosis, few studies have systematicallyexamined the association with obesity.

Method

A cohort of 42 116 individuals 65 years or older enrolled at 18 health centers for elderly

patients in

Hong Kong, China (which has a tuberculosis incidence of approximately

90 per100 000 population), in 2000 were followed up prospectively through the territory-widetuberculosis registry for the development of active tuberculosis from 3 months afterenrollment until December 31, 2005, using the identity card number as the unique identifier.The association with body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by thesquare of height in meters), as categorized by the Asian standards, was assessed withthe control of other baseline characteristics.

Results

Obese (BMI 30) and overweight (BMI, 25 to

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Lower Risk of Tuberculosis in Obesity

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