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The effect of multi-vitamin/mineral supplementation on mortality during treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: a randomised two-by-two factorial trial in Mwanza, Tanzania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

Nyagosya Range ,
John Changalucha ,
Henrik Krarup ,
Pascal Magnussen ,
Âse B. Andersen  and
Henrik Friis
Nyagosya Range
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Research Station, PO Box 3436, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
John Changalucha
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Medical Research Centre, PO Box 1462, Mwanza, Tanzania
Henrik Krarup
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aalborg University Hospital, PO Box 561, 9100 Aalborg, Denmark
Pascal Magnussen
Affiliation:
DBL Institute for Health Research and Development, Jaegersborg Allé 1D, Charlottenlund, Denmark
Âse B. Andersen
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen ø, Denmark
Henrik Friis*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, øster Farimagsgade 5B, DK-1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark
*
*Corresponding author: Dr Henrik Friis, fax +45 35 32 73 83, email h.friis@pubhealth.ku.dk
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Malnutrition is common in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), and may impair survival. The objective of this study was to assess effects of multi-vitamin/mineral (MVM) and zinc (Zn) supplementation during TB treatment on mortality. Patients diagnosed with sputum-positive pulmonary TB in Mwanza, Tanzania, were randomised, using a two-by-two factorial design, to Zn (45mg) or placebo, and MVM (vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and selenium and copper) or placebo. Survival status was ascertained at the end of the 8-month TB treatment and supplementation period. Of 499 TB patients, 213 (43%) had HIV. The mean weight gain at 7 months was 6·88kg (95% CI 6·36, 7·41). Zn and MVM combined, but neither alone (interaction, p=0·03), increased weight gain by 2·37kg (95% CI 0·91, 3·83), irrespective of HIV status. Survival status at 8 months was determined for 422 patients (84·6%), of which fifty-two (12·3%) had died. Among fifty-two deaths, there were no effects of MVM (relative risk (RR) 0·73; 95% CI 0·43, 1·23) and Zn (RR 0·76; 95% CI 0·46, 1·28). However, among HIV co-infected patients, marginally significant effects of both MVM (RR 0·60; 95% CI 0·34, 1·05) and Zn (RR 0·63, 95% CI 0·37, 1·08) were seen, and MVM and Zn combined reduced mortality (RR 0·29; 95% CI 0·10, 0·80; interaction ratio 0·52). In conclusion, supplementation with MVM, including Zn, during treatment of pulmonary TB may reduce mortality in those co-infected with HIV. A randomised trial of the effect of the combined intervention used in this study should be conducted in a different setting to confirm the finding.

Keywords

TuberculosisHIVVitaminsMineralsWeightMortalityTanzania
Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 95 , Issue 4 , April 2006 , pp. 762 - 770
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2006

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