Title
Persistent dysglycemia is associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis from Peru
Date Issued
2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
Background: Dysglycemia (i.e., prediabetes or diabetes) in patients with tuberculosis (PWTB) is associated with increased odds of mortality and treatment failure. Whether such association holds true when dysglycemia is transient or persistent is unknown. In this study, we tested the association between persistent dysglycemia (PD) during anti-tuberculosis (TB) treatment and unfavorable treatment outcomes in PWTB from Lima, Peru. Methods: PWTB enrolled between February and November 2017 were followed for 24-months. Dysglycemia was measured through fasting glucose and HbA1c at baseline during the 2nd- and 6th-month of TB treatment. PD was defined as dysglycemia detected in 2 different visits. The association between PD and unfavorable TB treatment outcome was evaluated using logistic regression. Results: Among 125 PWTB, PD prevalence was 29.6%. PD was associated with more lung lesion types, higher bacillary loads, low hemoglobin (Hb), and high body mass index (BMI). Unfavorable TB treatment outcome was associated with older age, higher BMI, more lung lesion types, and PD. After adjusting for age, Hb levels, smoking, and smear grade, PD was independently associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 6.1; 95% CI: 1.9–19.6). Conclusion: PD is significantly associated with higher odds of unfavorable TB treatment outcomes. Dysglycemia control during anti-TB treatment gives the opportunity to introduce appropriate interventions to TB management.
Start page
293
End page
301
Volume
116
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas Endocrinología, Metabolismo (incluyendo diabetes, hormonas)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85124015408
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
12019712
Sponsor(s)
This work was mainly supported by the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica (CONCYTEC-Peru)/Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico, Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica (FONDECYT, Convenio 175–2015). Fogarty International Center and National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under [Award Number D43 TW009763 through a research scholarship awarded to MBA]. MBA received a fellowship from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa da Bahia (FAPESB). B.B-D. received a fellowship from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Finance code: 001). The work of R.S. was supported by the United States National Institutes of Health, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA (R00HD089753). The work from BBA was supported by intramural research program from FIOCRUZ, by the National Institutes of Health (U01AI069923), and by the Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia (DECIT) - Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia (SCTIE) – Ministério da Saúde (MS), Brazil (25029.000507/2013–07). BBA and AK are senior scientist from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico. The funders had no role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript.
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