Association of overweight with treatment outcomes in pulmonary tuberculosis
In this observational study, overweight was associated with improved treatment outcomes in pulmonary TB. This association was also significantly observed in patients with diabetes; however, causality cannot be inferred.
Authors
- Sun Jung Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0361-8629)
- Eung Gu Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4938-5912)
- Jinsoo Min (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6091-518X)
- Sun‐Hyung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7623-0617)
- Jee Youn Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1219-0070)
- Jae Seuk Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9307-1155)
- Yousang Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1703-6590)
- Jiwon Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-1664)
- Ju Sang Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-231X)
- Hyeon‐Kyoung Koo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-9892)
- Ganghee Chae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-2634)
- Sun Young Kyung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6822-1027)
- Yoolwon Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-2914)
- Sung Soo Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7990-3066)
- Heayon Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7389-2343)
- Yun‐Jeong Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9144-7403)
- Jin Woo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-843X)
- Hyung Woo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8897-6598)
- Seung Hoon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7704-6213)
- Kyung Hoon Kim
- Yeonhee Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9537-1530)
- Sung Soon Lee
- Do Jin Kim
Institutions
- Hallym University (KR)
- Konyang University (KR)
- Soonchunhyang University (KR)
- Korea University Medical Center (KR)
- Gachon University Gil Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Incheon St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Konyang University Hospital (KR)
- Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Ulsan University Hospital (KR)
- Chungnam National University Hospital (KR)
- Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Chungbuk National University Hospital (KR)
- Dankook University Hospital (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
- Dankook University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11669-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency