Nutritional Status of Pulmonary TB Patients in Pakistan– A Cross-Sectional Study from Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nutritional Status of Pulmonary TB Patients in Pakistan– A Cross-Sectional Study from Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Muhammad Ashfaq ur Rahman1*, Saleem Khan1, Aurang Zeb2, Zia ud Din1 and Zafar Iqbal3
ABSTRACT
The main objective of the current study was to investigate the association between albumin, body mass index (BMI), and sputum conversion (SC) in TB patients in Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Baghdada TB Center, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The study comprised 100 newly diagnosed TB patients who had tested positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB). Participants underwent TB therapy in accordance with the WHO recommendations. The variables measured included weight, height, BMI, body fat, albumin and sputum test. Subjects with BMI status below normal, normal, and above normal were represented by 23.0%, 58%, and 19%, respectively. Albumin levels were found to be within normal range (3.5 g/dL) in 57% of the individuals. At the two-month follow-up, 75% of patients who had a normal BMI and/or albumin level had SC (p, for all trends 0.05). Based on their body fat composition, these ppatients in the normal weight group (n=58) were further divided into two sub-groups. Interestingly, all those patients of normal BMI (n=24) who did not show SC, had a body fat content higher than the normal range. On the other hand, all normal weight patients who showed SC (n=34) had a normal body fa composition. Success of TB treatment is significantly influenced by nutritional status (BMI) and albumin level.
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