Is an increased body mass index associated with a risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis?

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Daniel Ferreira Da Cunha¹  Selma Freire De Carvalho Da Cunha¹  Adriana Guimarães Nunes¹  Mário León Silva-vergara¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro Departament of Clinical Medicine Uberaba MG ,Brazil

关键词: Cutaneous leishmaniasis;    Nutritional status;    Overweight;    Obesity;    Leishmaniose cutânea;    Estado nutricional;    Sobrepeso;    Obesidade;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822009000500004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

All adults (n = 334) living in Brejo do Mutambal, an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis, were included in this study. Contrary to our initial hypothesis, it was observed that men (23.7 ± 3.2 vs. 22.1 ± 2.6 kg/m²) and women (24.1 ± 4.7 vs. 22.5 ± 3.4 kg/m²) with cutaneous leishmaniasis presented higher body mass index than the controls.

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