Open AccessBody mass index and risk of tuberculosis and death
Author(s) -
Colleen F. Hanrahan,
Jonathan E. Golub,
Lerato Mohapi,
Nkeko Tshabangu,
Tebogo Modisenyane,
Richard E. Chaisson,
Glenda Gray,
James McIntyre,
Neil Martinson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e32833a2a4a
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , body mass index , index (typography) , medicine , virology , environmental health , pathology , computer science , world wide web
High BMI has been shown to be protective against tuberculosis (TB) among HIV-uninfected individuals, as well as against disease progression and mortality among those with HIV. We examined the effect of BMI on all-cause mortality and TB incidence among a cohort of HIV-infected adults in Soweto, South Africa.