Analysis of Dietary and Nutritional Status of Tuberculosis Patients in Hulunbuir Region

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Table 1 Characteristics and Lifestyle Habits of Tuberculosis Patients

Category	Sub-Category	Number of Cases	Composition Ratio (%)
Gender	Male	222	66.5
	Female	112	33.5
Age (Years)	≤24	32	9.5
	25~44	75	22.5
	45~64	156	46.7
	65~	71	21.3
Ethnic group	Han	238	71.3
	Others	96	28.7
Educational level	High school/vocational school and below	227	68.0
	College degree/bachelor’s degree or higher	107	32.0
Marital status	Unmarried	47	14.1
	Married	287	85.9
BMI (kg/m²)	<18.5	88	26.3
	18.5~24.0	181	54.2
	≥24.0	65	19.5
Occupation	Workers or peasants	127	38.0
	Students	20	6.0
	Staff of public institutions	20	6.0
	Personnel in the business or service industry	41	12.3
	Unemployed	126	37.7
Smoking	Yes	108	32.3
	No	226	67.7
Drinking white liquor	Yes	134	40.1
	No	200	59.9
Drinking beer	Yes	169	50.6
	No	165	49.4
Sleeping time (h)	<6	43	12.9
	≥6	291	87.1
TB Duration	Short-term	100	29.9
	Long-term	234	70.1
TB Severity	Mild	150	44.9
	Moderate	100	29.9
	Severe	84	25.1
Treatment Method	Medication	300	89.8
	Surgery	30	9.0
	Other	4	1.2

Table 2 Dietary Intake of Tuberculosis Patients

Food Category		Number of Cases	Composition Ratio
Cereals and potatoes	Yes	306	91.6
	No	28	8.4
Vegetables	Yes	285	85.3
	No	49	14.7
Fruits	Yes	282	84.4
	No	52	15.6
Poultry and meat	Yes	292	87.4
	No	42	12.6
Fish and shrimp	Yes	110	32.9
	No	224	67.1
Eggs	Yes	254	76.0
	No	80	24.0
Dairy products	Yes	248	74.3
	No	86	25.7
Soybeans and their products	Yes	186	55.7
	No	148	44.3
Fats and oils	Yes	97	29.0
	No	237	71.0

Table 3 Analysis of Food Types by Gender

Food Category	Gender				Total	χ²	P
	Male		Female
	N	%	N	%
Mainly meat	71	31.9	21	18.8	92	6.531	0.011*
Mainly vegetables	17	7.7	37	33.0	54	35.374	<0.001*
Mainly rice and flour dishes	67	30.2	17	15.2	84	8.900	0.003*
Balanced nutrition	67	30.2	37	33.0	104	0.283	0.595

Note: *indicates that the P-value is statistically significant (P < 0.05).

Table 4 Diversity Scores of Tuberculosis Patients

DDS	Number of Cases	Composition Ratio
1~3	32	9.6
4~6	138	41.3
7~9	164	49.1

Table 5 Univariate Analysis of BMI in Tuberculosis Patients, n (%)

Influencing Factors		n	BMI	t/F	P
Gender	Male	222	21.769±3.816	0.144	0.886
	Female	112	21.709±3.208
Age(Years)	<25	32	21.265±2.709	1.705	0.166
	25~	75	21.687±3.072
	45~	156	22.177±4.192
	65~	71	21.092±3.032
Ethnic group	Han	238	22.022±3.590	2.160	0.031*
	Others	96	21.074±3.707
Marital status	Unmarried	47	21.844±2.813	1.181	0.238
	Married	287	21.844±3.729
Occupation	Workers or peasants	127	21.754±3.640	1.401	0.233
	Students	20	21.010±2.136
	Staff of public institutions	20	23.050±3.952
	Personnel in the business or service industry	41	22.389±3.715
	Unemployed	126	21.448±3.669
Educational level	High school/vocational school and below	227	22.069±3.915	2.350	0.019*
	College degree/bachelor’s degree or higher	107	21.072±2.883
Sleeping time (h)	<6	43	21.757±4.433	0.015	0.988
	≥6	291	21.748±3.491
Smoking	Yes	108	22.702±3.260	3.330	0.001*
	No	226	21.295±3.775
Drinking white liquor	Yes	134	21.953±3.316	0.841	0.401
	No	200	21.613±3.809
Mainly meat	Yes	92	22.714±4.676	3.018	0.003*
	No	242	21.388±3.066
Mainly vegetables	Yes	54	20.779±3.113	2.163	0.031*
	No	280	21.937±3.684
Mainly rice and flour dishes	Yes	84	22.038±2.974	0.839	0.402
	No	250	21.654±3.808
Balanced nutrition	Yes	104	21.222±3.106	1.786	0.075
	No	230	21.985±3.808
DDS	Score 1~3	32	21.232±3.245	5.131	0.006*
	Score 4~6	138	22.502±3.528
	Score 7~9	164	21.217±3.728

Note: *Indicates that the P-value is statistically significant (P < 0.05).

Table 6 Multivariable Ordered Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Influencing the Nutritional Status of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Variable		Evaluate	Standard Error	Wald	Significance	95% CI		OR
						Lower Limit	Upper Limit
Ethnic group		−0.032	0.3292	0.009	0.923	−0.677	0.614	0.969
Educational level		1.036	0.3463	8.940	0.003*	0.357	1.714	2.817
Smoking		−0.502	0.3739	1.804	0.049*	−1.235	2.31	0.605
Mainly meat		0.423	0.7489	0.319	0.037*	−1.045	1.891	1.526
Mainly vegetables		−0.320	0.4250	2.548	0.128	−1.153	0.513	0.726
DDS	Score 1~3 Score 4~6	−0.239	1.0305	0.054	0.031*	−2.259	1.781	0.787
		−0.200	0.2777	0.519	0.471	−0.744	0.344	0.819

Notes: *indicates that the P-value is statistically significant (P < 0.05).