Underweight was associated with increased mortality in adults with latent tuberculosis infection
In LTBI adults, underweight status independently predicted increased mortality risk, while overweight or obesity showed no association. RCS analysis confirmed a U-shaped BMI-mortality relationship with optimal survival at 27.3 kg/m<sup>2</sup>.
Authors
- Jo‐Nan Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-127X)
- Min Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5712-4635)
- Xiao Liu
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1607507
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00