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. 2026 Jan 20;13:1727992. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1727992

Table 5.

Multivariable analysis of risk factors for pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Variable Pulmonary TB Extra-pulmonary TB
HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
IDA or control groups 1.71 (1.30, 2.24) <0.001 3.01 (1.73, 5.22) <0.001
Male 1.62 (1.24, 2.10) <0.001 1.73 (1.03, 2.92) 0.039
Age at Index 1.01 (1.01, 1.02) 0.001 1.01 (0.99, 1.02) 0.438
Diabetes mellitus 0.82 (0.49, 1.38) 0.451 0.68 (0.19, 2.44) 0.558
Chronic kidney disease 1.85 (0.99, 3.47) 0.055 2.93 (0.83, 10.42) 0.096
Malnutrition 1.56 (0.22, 11.26) 0.657 NA NA
Overweight and obesity 0.49 (0.23, 1.06) 0.069 NA NA
Nicotine dependence 1.13 (0.55, 2.34) 0.736 1.49 (0.36, 6.20) 0.584
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1.09 (0.44, 2.73) 0.855 NA NA
Essential (primary) hypertension 0.99 (0.67, 1.46) 0.957 0.58 (0.22, 1.50) 0.256
Diseases of liver 1.13 (0.46, 2.76) 0.793 1.04 (0.14, 7.60) 0.971
Vitamin D deficiency 0.91 (0.46, 1.78) 0.776 NA NA

TB, Tuberculosis; HR, Hazard ratio; CI, Confidence interval; NA, Not available, the HR could not be reliably estimated due to sparse data or quasi-complete separation.