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. 2014 Dec 5;9(12):e114442. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114442

Table 4. Interaction terms for DM and place of birth as predictors of TB and LTBI, adjusted for age.

Characteristic TB n (%) LTBI n (%) Unadjusted odds ratio (95%CI), p-value Adjusted odds ratio (95%CI), p-value
N 791 17,856
Age
> 45 489 (6.5) 6989 (93.5) 2.52 (2.17–2.92), <.001 2.18 (1.86–2.54), <.001
≤ 45 302 (2.7) 10,867 (97.3)
Diabetes
Present 126 (9.8) 1158 (90.2) 2.73 (2.24–3.34), <.001 1.81 (1.37–2.39), <.001
Absent 665 (3.8) 16,698 (96.2)
Place of birth
Philippines 113 (5.9) 1815 (94.1) Referent Referent
China 233 (8.3) 2569 (91.7) 1.46 (1.15–1.84), 0.001 1.67 (1.27–2.19), <.001
Mexico 48 (2.2) 2109 (97.8) 0.37 (0.26–0.52), <.001 0.58 (0.40–0.85), 0.005
Other foreign 224 (3.6) 5972 (96.4) 0.60 (0.48–0.76), <.001 0.81 (0.61–1.06), 0.12
US 173 (3.1) 5391 (96.9) 0.52 (0.40–0.66), <.001 0.62 (0.47–0.82), <.001
Interaction terms
Philippines x diabetes Referent
DM 36 (20.5) 140 (79.6) 5.59 (3.63–8.61), <.001
No DM 77 (4.4) 1675 (95.6)
China x diabetes 0.56 (0.31–0.99), 0.05
DM 40 (20.1) 159 (79.9) 3.14 (2.16–4.58), <.001
No DM 193 (7.4) 2410 (92.6)
Mexico x diabetes 0.23 (0.08–0.72), 0.01
DM 4 (2.7) 144 (97.3) 1.24 (0.44–3.50), 0.68
No DM 44 (2.2) 1965 (97.8)
Other x diabetes 0.41 (0.23–0.75), 0.003
DM 30 (7.6) 365 (92.4) 2.38 (1.59–3.54), <.001
No DM 194 (3.3) 5607 (96.7)
US x diabetes 0.29 (0.15–0.57), <.001
DM 16 (4.4) 350 (95.6) 1.47 (0.87–2.48), 0.15
No DM 157 (3.0) 5041 (96.9)