Population-based cohort study examining the association between weight loss and pulmonary tuberculosis in adults

Shih-Wei Lai; Cheng-Li Lin; Kuan-Fu Liao

doi:10.1051/bmdcn/2018080212

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Volume 8 / No 2 (June 2018)

BioMedicine, 8 2 (2018) 12

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Table 4

Risk of pulmonary tuberculosis stratified by weight loss and comorbidities.

Variable		Event	Person-years	Incidence^†	Adjusted HR^* (95% CI)
Weight loss	Any comorbidity^&
No	No	74	97324	0.76	(Reference)
No	Yes	135	41305	3.27	2.47 (1.84, 3.32)
Yes	No	62	23232	2.67	3.60 (2.57, 5.05)
Yes	Yes	53	9595	5.52	4.19 (2.91, 6.02)

^†

Incidence rate: per 1000 person-years.

^*

Adjusted for sex and age.

^&

Comorbidities including alcohol-related disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, and human immunodeficiency virus infection.