Table 2.
Cox regression analysis for risk factors of pulmonary tuberculosis
|
Variables |
pvalue |
Hazard ratio |
95% confidence interval |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Age (10 years) |
<0.001 |
1.464 |
1.406 |
1.524 |
| Male |
<0.001 |
2.181 |
1.901 |
2.501 |
| COPD |
<0.001 |
2.468 |
2.205 |
2.762 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
0.001 |
1.491 |
1.242 |
1.790 |
| End-stage renal disease |
0.037 |
2.602 |
1.059 |
6.393 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 0.007 | 6.958 | 1.682 | 28.776 |
Cox regression analysis for factors possibly associated with the development of active tuberculosis in the 23,594 cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) selected under scenario 5 and the 47,188 non-COPD controls.