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May 17, 2026MedicineOpen Access

Assessment of dietary patterns and nutritional status among tuberculosis patients in Saudi Arabia

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RCRama M. ChandikaFEFatima A. ElfakiHKHusameldin E. Khalafalla

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Cross-sectional study assesses dietary patterns in TB patients, revealing high obesity rates and nutritional variations.

Key Points

  • This study aims to assess dietary patterns and their relationship with nutritional status among tuberculosis patients in Saudi Arabia.
  • Cross-sectional study involving 600 tuberculosis patients in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia.
  • Dietary patterns identified using exploratory factor analysis.
  • Associations between BMI and dietary patterns were analyzed.
  • 40.59% of TB patients were overweight or obese, while 8.46% were underweight.
  • Four dietary patterns identified: prudent, high protein, grain-based, and western.
  • Prudent food pattern showed a significant negative trend with BMI (R²=0.098, P<.01); high-protein pattern showed a positive trend (R²=0.017, P<.01).

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Chandika et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a095c037880e6d24efe1eb9https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000048713
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