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Weight gain during tuberculosis treatment increases the risk of post-tuberculosis metabolic syndrome

2025-11-27 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundLittle is known about the relationship between weight gain during treatment and the subsequent risk of cardiovascular and metabolic (cardiometabolic) diseases. We assessed the relationship between changes in body mass index (BMI) during TB treatment with prevalence post-TB metabolic syndrome, a strong predictor of cardiometabolic diseases. MethodsWe enrolled a prospective cohort of individuals successfully treated for TB disease in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 2019 - 2022. Eligible particip...

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