Figure 1. Distribution of body mass index (BMI) at diagnosis in adult patients with pulmonary Tuberculosis at JSS, 2004-9.
*BMI of 18.5 kg/m2 is the cutoff separating under-nutrition (BMI<18.5 kg/m2) from normal range of BMI (18.5-24.99 kg/m2).
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