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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: White LV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058028 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
White Laura V LV Edwards Tansy T Lee Nathaniel N Castro Mary C MC Saludar Naomi R NR Calapis Rugaiya W RW Faguer Benjamin N BN Fuente Nelson Dela ND Mayoga Ferdinand F Saito Nobuo N Ariyoshi Koya K Garfin Anna Marie Celina G AMCG Solon Juan A JA Cox Sharon E SE
Scientific reports 20200305 1
Diabetes and undernutrition are common risk factors for TB, associated with poor treatment outcomes and exacerbated by TB. We aimed to assess non-communicable multimorbidity (co-occurrence of two or more medical conditions) in Filipino TB outpatients, focusing on malnutrition and diabetes. In a cross-sectional study, 637 adults (70% male) from clinics in urban Metro Manila (N = 338) and rural Negros Occidental (N = 299) were enrolled. Diabetes was defined as HbA1c of ≥6.5% and/or current diabete ...[more]