Open AccessA consistent log-linear relationship between tuberculosis incidence and body mass index
Author(s) -
Knut Lönnroth,
Brian Williams,
Peter Cegielski,
Christopher Dye
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyp308
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , incidence (geometry) , overweight , confidence interval , risk factor , tuberculosis , demography , cohort study , cohort , mathematics , pathology , sociology , geometry
Low weight for height is an established risk factor for tuberculosis (TB), and recent studies suggest that overweight is a protective factor. No previous systematic review has been done to explore the consistency and establish the gradient of this apparent 'dose-response' relationship.
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