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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2018, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (8): 894-897.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2018.08.021

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Progress in nutritional status evaluation of elderly pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Dan-ping CHEN,Min LI()   

  1. Department of Tuberculosis,Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433,China
  • Received:2018-02-26 Online:2018-08-10 Published:2018-09-09
  • Contact: Min LI E-mail:linlimin115@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Tuberculosis is a chronic consumptive infectious disease that has a two-way relationship with the body’s nutritional status and affects each other. Elder patients with pulmonary tuberculosis are a special group. Due to their age and weak resistance, they often coexist with multiple diseases, and their nutritional status is not ideal, which is affected by many factors. Correct assessment of the nutritional status of elder tuberculosis patients is the basis for improving their nutritional intake. At present, there are many researches on the evaluation indicators of nutritional status of elderly pulmonary tuberculosis patients, but there is no unified evaluation index. This review contains the related researches on the nutritional status of elder pulmonary tuberculosis patients both domestic and international to provide help and support for the clinical evaluation of nutritional status of elder pulmonary tuberculosis patients.

Key words: The elderly, Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Nutritional status, Nutrition assessment, Health status indicators