Table 2.
Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis epidemiology and country-specific citations
| Country | TB prevalence as the rate per 100 000 population (range)6 |
DM prevalence as a percentage of the total population aged 20–79 years7 |
Percentage range of DM prevalence among TB patients from studies included in this review |
Range of study time periods |
Mean age ± SD (years) of the study populationa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 60 (24–112) | 8.45% | 21% 10 | 2007–2010 | <45 (89%) ≥45 (11%) |
| Qatar | 37 (11–79) | 22.87% | 5–25.5% 11–13 | 1996–2009 | 34 ± 4 |
| Iran | 32 (16–53) | 9.9% | 4.2–30% 15,17,18,21,26,27 | 1991–2008 | 44 ± 5 |
| Iraq | 29 (8.6–61) | 9.5% | 41.1% 28 | 2012–2013 | 52 ± 10 |
| Egypt | 27 (14–44) | 16.8% | 16.4–29.3% 30,31,34,35 | 2001–2011 | 47 ± 6 |
| Kuwait | 25 (7.3–52) | 23.1% | 29.8–35% 38,40 | 1996–2005 | 37 ± 6 |
| Turkey | 23 (11–39) | 14.85% | 7.9–34% 41,43,45,46,52 | 1997–2010 | 41 ± 4 |
| Lebanon | 16 (4.8–34) | 15.0% | No published studies | ||
| Bahrain | 15 (4.4–31) | 21.8% | No published studies | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 14 (4.3–30) | 23.87% | 14–26% 53,54,56–64 | 1989–2009 | 47 ± 13 |
| Syria | 14 (4.2–30) | 8.91% | No published studies | ||
| Oman | 13 (4.7–25) | 14.24% | 25% 66 | 2001–2006 | <20 (25%) 21–40 (37.5%) 41–60 (30.4%) ≥61 (7.1%) |
| Israel | 7.1 (2.9–13) | 9.1% | 5–12.9% 67,68 | 2000–2005 | 50 ± 10 |
| Cyprus | 6.6 (2.2–13) | 9.3% | No published studies | ||
| Jordan | 5 (1.5–10) | 11.4% | No published studies | ||
| UAE | 1.3 (0.38–2.7) | 18.98% | No published studies |
TB, tuberculosis; DM, diabetes mellitus; SD, standard deviation; UAE, United Arab Emirates.
a
Where there is only one study per country, the range (Iraq) or age category (Yemen and Oman) is given, as reported in the published articles.