The effect of energy-protein supplementation on weight, body composition and handgrip strength among pulmonary tuberculosis HIV-co-infected patients: randomised controlled trial in Mwanza, Tanzania
The effect of energy-protein supplementation on weight, body composition and handgrip strength among pulmonary tuberculosis HIV-co-infected patients: randomised controlled trial in Mwanza, Tanzania
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DOI:
10.1017/s0007114511002832
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发表时间:
2012-01-28
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Friis, Henrik
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作者:
PrayGod, George;Range, Nyagosya;Friis, Henrik
Undernutrition is common among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB +) patients. Micronutrient supplementation may improve treatment Outcomes, but it is unclear whether additional energy protein would be beneficial. The present study aimed to assess the effect of energy-protein supplementation on weight, body composition and handgrip strength against a background of high micronutrient intake during tuberculosis (TB) treatment. A total of 377 PTB + patients co-infected with HIV were randomly allocated One or six biscuits daily for 60 d during TB treatment, Weight, arm fat area, arm muscle area and handgrip strength were assessed at baseline and 2 and 5 months. There were no effects on any outcome at 2 months, but energy-protein supplementation was associated with a 1.3 (95% CI -0.1, 2.8) kg marginally significant gain in handgrip strength at 5 months. However, after 2 months, energy-protein supplementation led to a weight gain of 1.9 (95% CI 0.1, 3.7) kg among patients with cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) counts >= 350 cells/mu l, but not among patients with low CD4 counts (-0.2 kg; 95% CI - 1.3, 0.8, P-interaction = 0.03). Similarly, at 5 months, energy-protein supplementation led to a 2.3 (95% CI 0.6, 4.1) kg higher handgrip strength gain among patients with CD4 counts