Prognostic significance of inflammatory and nutritional indicators for treatment outcomes in untreated tuberculosis patients with hypertension (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveInflammation and malnutrition play pivotal roles in disease progression. This study evaluated the associations between inflammation/nutrition-based composite indices and treatment outcomes in hospitalized adults with previously untreated pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) complicated by hypertension.MethodsWe included hospitalized adults with untreated PTB and concomitant hypertension admitted to Changsha Central Hospital (from January 2019 to December 2021). Inflammation/nutrition-based c...