From: Risk factors for tuberculosis in dialysis patients: a prospective multi-center clinical trial
Characteristic | Population at risk | TB cases | TB rate (%) | RR | Adj RR | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 193 | 15 | 7.7 | 70 | 28.2 | 26.4-30.1 |
   Female | 79 | 9 | 11.3 | 102.7 | 34.5 | 31.4-37.5 |
M:F ratio | 2.4 | Â | 0.6 | Â | 0.8 | Â |
P value | Â | Â | 0.003 | Â | 0.01 | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 49 | 38 | 2 | 5.2 | 47.8 | 16.2 | 11.7-20.6 |
   50-69 | 165 | 12 | 7.2 | 66.1 | 22.8 | 20.6-24.9 |
   ≥ 70 | 69 | 10 | 14.4 | 130.9 | 25.3 | 20.4-28.4 |
r | Â | Â | 0.95 | Â | 0.95 | Â |
P value | Â | Â | 0.006 | Â | 0.02 | Â |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   < 18 | 58 | 9 | 15.5 | 140.9 | 72.3 | 65.2-79.8 |
   18-25 | 79 | 7 | 8.8 | 80.0 | 36.8 | 28.3-44.5 |
   25-30 | 92 | 6 | 6.5 | 59.0 | 28.4 | 22.1-34.3 |
   >30 | 43 | 2 | 4.6 | 42.2 | 23.1 | 18.4-28.2 |
r | Â | Â | -0.98 | Â | -0.99 | Â |
P value | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | < 0.001 | Â |
Diabetes Mellitus | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 75 | 8 | 10.6 | 96.3 | 25.3 | 20.4-28.4 |
   No | 197 | 16 | 8.1 | 73.6 | 19.2 | 17.2-21.1 |
DM:no DM ratio | 0.3 | Â | 1.3 | Â | 1.3 | Â |
P value | Â | Â | 0.01 | Â | 0.03 | Â |