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. 2015 Jan 6;144(2):171–185. doi: 10.1111/imm.12394

Table 3.

Most significant risk factors for tuberculosis

Risk factors Relative risk Population at risk (millions) Population attributable fraction (%) References
Diabetes 3 382 15–25 2,14,31,32,118,140
HIV/AIDS 20–37 35 13 13,118,146–148
Malnutrition 12·4 842 Unknown 147,149