The Impact of Body Mass Index on Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Combined Assessment in People Living with HIV
In summary, obesity is significantly associated with a lower risk of LTBI among PLHIV, with an approximate 54% risk reduction. This inverse relationship was most pronounced when using the EC skin test.
Authors
- Jing Ning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-331X)
- Wenxin Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2608-8576)
- Limei Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0448-8547)
- Peng Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-7578)
- Yuchen Pan
- Qiao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7241-9964)
- Yu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1551-5782)
- Yu Lian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3688-5499)
- Leonardo R. Martinez
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Southeast University (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pathogens
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14111078
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Jiangsu Commission of Health
- National Natural Science Foundation of China