Table 1.
Characteristics of TB patients with and without type 2 DM, Beijing, China
| Characteristics | Total number, N=621 | TB with DM number (%), N=187 | Univariate OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 171 | 28 (16.4) | Reference | |
| Male | 450 | 159 (35.3) | 2.8 (1.8–4.4) | 2.1 (1.3–3.4) |
| Age | ||||
| 15–34 | 155 | 11 (7.1) | Reference | |
| 35–54 | 196 | 82 (41.8) | 9.4 (4.8–18.5) | 7.7 (3.8–15.5) |
| ≥55 | 270 | 94 (34.8) | 7.0 (3.6–13.6) | 5.0 (2.5–10.0) |
| Ethnic group | ||||
| Han ethnic group | 591 | 180 (30.5) | Reference | |
| Others | 30 | 7 (23.3) | 0.7 (0.3–1.6) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Office worker | 86 | 22 (25.6) | Reference | |
| Manual worker | 90 | 40 (44.4) | 2.3 (1.2–4.4) | 0.6 (0.3–1.2) |
| Farmer | 110 | 30 (27.3) | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) | 0.5 (0.3–1.0) |
| Unemployed worker | 139 | 39 (28.1) | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) |
| Others | 193 | 56 (29.0) | 1.2 (0.7–2.1) | 0.6 (0.4–1.1) |
| Resident | ||||
| Beijing resident | 335 | 131 (39.1) | Reference | |
| Others | 286 | 56 (19.6) | 0.4 (0.3–0.6) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) |
| Category of TB | ||||
| New | 422 | 144 (34.1) | Reference | |
| Previously treated | 199 | 43 (21.6) | 0.5 (0.4–0.8) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) |
| Drug resistance | ||||
| Patients with new cases of tuberculosis | ||||
| Susceptibility to isoniazid/rifampicin | 354 | 118 (33.3) | Reference | |
| Isoniazid resistance | 37 | 14 (37.8) | 1.2 (0.6–2.5) | |
| Rifampicin resistance | 5 | 2 (40.0) | 1.3 (0.2–8.1) | |
| Multidrug resistant | 26 | 10 (38.5) | 1.3 (0.6–2.8) | |
| Patients with previously treated tuberculosis | ||||
| Susceptibility to isoniazid/rifampicin | 51 | 15 (29.4) | Reference | |
| Isoniazid resistance | 13 | 5 (38.5) | 1.5 (0.4–5.3) | |
| Rifampicin resistance | 11 | 2 (18.2) | 0.5 (0.1–2.8) | |
| Multidrug resistant | 124 | 21 (16.9) | 0.5 (0.2–1.1) | |
TB: Tuberculosis; DM: diabetes mellitus; CI: confidence intervals.