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. 2013 Nov 4;3(Suppl 1):S38–S42. doi: 10.5588/pha.13.0037

TABLE 2.

Factors associated with DM (previously and newly diagnosed) prevalence among TB patients, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, March–September 2012

Category TB patients n Patients with DM n (%) OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI)*
Age, years
 >50 418 182 (45) 2.8 (2.1–3.7) 2.5 (1.9, 3.3)
 ≤50 530 116 (22)
Sex
 Male 689 233 (34) 1.5 (1.1–2.1) 1.0 (0.7, 1.5)
 Female 259 65 (25)
Type of TB
 Pulmonary 567 216 (38) 2.3 (1.7–3.1) 1.9 (1.4, 2.7)
 Extra-pulmonary 383 82 (21)
Current smoker
 Yes 377 144 (38) 1.6 (1.2–2.1) 1.3 (0.96, 1.9)
 No 546 152 (28)
Site of diagnosis
 PHI 183 54 (30) 0.9 (0.6–1.2)
 Tertiary care 737 244 (33)
*

Adjusted for age, sex, type of TB and smoking status.

P < 0.05.

DM = diabetes mellitus; TB = tuberculosis; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; PHI = peripheral health institution.