老年肺结核患者营养状况评价研究进展

结核病是一种慢性消耗性传染性疾病,与机体营养状况之间存在着双向的关系,相互影响。老年肺结核患者是一个特殊的群体,由于年龄大、抵抗力弱,常多病共存,其营养状况不理想,受多种因素影响。正确评价老年肺结核患者的营养状况是改善其营养摄入的基础。目前,全球针对老年肺结核患者营养状况评价指标的相关研究较多,且各不相同,但缺乏统一评价指标。笔者将国内外老年肺结核患者营养状况评价的相关研究进行综述,为临床进行老年肺结核患者的营养状况评价提供帮助和支持。

Progress in nutritional status evaluation of elderly pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Tuberculosis is a chronic consumptive infectious disease that has a two-way relationship with the body’s nutritional status and affects each other. Elder patients with pulmonary tuberculosis are a special group. Due to their age and weak resistance, they often coexist with multiple diseases, and their nutritional status is not ideal, which is affected by many factors. Correct assessment of the nutritional status of elder tuberculosis patients is the basis for improving their nutritional intake. At present, there are many researches on the evaluation indicators of nutritional status of elderly pulmonary tuberculosis patients, but there is no unified evaluation index. This review contains the related researches on the nutritional status of elder pulmonary tuberculosis patients both domestic and international to provide help and support for the clinical evaluation of nutritional status of elder pulmonary tuberculosis patients.