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Epidemiol. serv. saúde ; 18(2): 153-160, 2009. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-518265

ABSTRACT

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o índice de massa corporal (IMC) e principais características biológicas, sociais, clínicas e imunológicas de pacientes com tuberculose infectados pelo HIV/aids, comparando-os com aqueles encontrados nos pacientes com HIV/aids sem tuberculose em um hospital de referência para HIV/aids da Cidade de Recife, Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. Foram selecionados 80 pacientes com HIV/aids, dos quais 40 estavam co-infectados pela tuberculose. Os pacientes foram medidos e pesados, além de responderem a um questionário padronizado elaborado especialmente para a pesquisa. A associação da infecção pelo HIV/aids e tuberculose-doença com IMC inferior a 18,5 kg/m2, indicativo de desnutrição, foi estatisticamente significante. Essa associação poderá ser um sinal sentinela nos serviços de saúde que atendem pacientes infectados pelo HIV, visando proporcionar a eles aporte calórico adequado. Estudos prospectivos dever-se-ão empreender para melhor compreensão da desnutrição como expressão da interação tuberculose-HIV e fator de agravo do quadro clínico de seus pacientes.


The objective of this study was to evaluate the body mass index (BMI) and the main biological, social, clinical and immunological characteristics of patients infected with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis disease, compared to those HIV infected but with no tuberculosis, in a reference hospital for HIV/AIDS patients in the City of Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The study population consisted of 80 HIV/AIDS patients, of whom 40 were co-infected with tuberculosis. The patients had their weight and height measured, and answered a structured questionnaire designed specifically for the purpose of the study. The association between a BMI below 18.5 kg/m2 (underweight) and tuberculosis disease-HIV co-infection was statistically significant. That association may be a sentinel sign in health services attended by HIV infected patients, aiming to provide them adequate caloric intake. Prospective studies should be carried out to obtain a better understanding of malnutrition as expression of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection, and as an aggravating factor to clinical conditions of their patients.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Body Mass Index , HIV , HIV Infections/transmission , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/transmission , Tuberculosis , Tuberculosis/epidemiology
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