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This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of the elderly with pulmonary TB using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and explore the relationship between their nutritional status and physical function.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This was a cross-sectional survey study. Data collection was from July 2023 to March 2024. 532 the elderly with pulmonary TB who were admitted to a tertiary infectious disease hospital in Chengdu were included in this analysis. The nutritional status of the patients was evaluated using MNA, and they were divided into well-nourished group (\u226524 points) and abnormal-nourished group (&lt;24 points). This study assessed physical function using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Timed Up and Go test (TUG), and the Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST). Clinical data and physical function of the two groups were compared, and the correlation between nutritional score and physical function was analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>There were 109 cases (20.5%) in well-nourished group and 423 cases (79.5%) in abnormal-nourished group. Compared with well-nourished group, the abnormal group showed a decrease in the BBS scores [(52.55\u2009\u00b1\u20097.10) vs (43.20\u2009\u00b1\u200916.29), <jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05], and an increase in the TUG [9.00 (7.00, 10.00) vs 9.00 (7.40, 12.00), <jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05] and the FTSST [12.00 (9.00, 14.75) vs 15.00 (10.00, 20.10), <jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05]. Correlation analysis showed that the nutritional score of patients was positively correlated with the BBS scores (r\u2009=\u20090.474, <jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and negatively correlated with the TUG (r\u2009=\u2009\u22120.200, <jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and the FTSST (r\u2009=\u2009\u22120.501, <jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Malnutrition is common in the elderly with pulmonary TB. 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