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PubMed: 40077748 DOI: 10.3390/nu17050878

Nutritional Factors and Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Patients with Tuberculosis.

Nutrients 17(5)

Authors: Yasmim Costa Mendes, Ana Larysse Lacerda Dourado, Patricia Vieira de Oliveira, Aline de Oliveira Rezende, Amanda Caroline de Souza Sales, Gabriel Pereira de Sousa, Elaíne de Araújo Pereira, Elane Luiza Costa Sousa, Maria Cecília Cruz Morais Lindoso, Roberdilson de Melo Rodrigues Júnior, Letícia Rocha Fernandes, Luciana Cabral Santana, Millena Ferreira Goiano, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Rafiza Félix Marão Martins, Eduardo Martins de Sousa, Adrielle Zagmignan

Affiliations

  • Graduate Program in Biosciences Applied to Health, CEUMA University, São Luís 65075-120, MA, Brazil.
  • Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís 65085-580, MA, Brazil.
  • Graduate Program in Medicine, CEUMA University, São Luís 65075-120, MA, Brazil.
  • Graduate Program in Nursing, CEUMA University, São Luís 65075-120, MA, Brazil.
  • Graduate Program in Biomedicine, CEUMA University, São Luís 65075-120, MA, Brazil.
  • Graduate Program in Management and Health Care, CEUMA University, São Luís 65075-120, MA, Brazil.

Abstract

: Brazil has a high incidence of new tuberculosis cases influenced by socioeconomic factors. Inadequate housing, limited access to health services, and insufficient food increase vulnerability to the disease. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic, nutritional, and anthropometric factors associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis. : This case-control study was conducted at the tuberculosis (TB) Referral Hospital in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, from 2022 to 2024. It included 65 patients with active pulmonary TB and 73 comparison individuals. Sociodemographic and nutritional data were collected using an adapted semi-quantitative questionnaire with 77 items, based on the validated ELSA-BRASIL questionnaire for adults, to assess the consumption of calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin D. The Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA) was used to analyze food and nutrition security or insecurity. Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated based on weight and height measurements. : The TB patients were predominantly men (73.8%), of mixed ancestry (69.4%), with low education levels (73.4%), and had a mean age of 39 years. Furthermore, 26.2% of the patients were underweight, and 64% experienced some degree of food and nutrition insecurity. The variables education level, vitamin D, and BMI were associated with the outcome in the final model. : The study identified a high prevalence of food insecurity and vitamin E deficiency in individuals with active tuberculosis, in addition to associating low educational levels, inadequate vitamin D intake, and overweight with a higher risk of TB. Although it has limitations, such as the cross-sectional design and sample size, the results highlight the importance of these determinants and point to the need for longitudinal research to confirm and expand the evidence.

MeSH

Niacinamide, Malnutrition, Vitamins, Food, Tuberculosis, Nutritional Status, Education

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