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. 2017 Jul 13;50(1):1700216. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00216-2017

TABLE 2.

Regression coefficients from the linear dose-response meta-analyses of alcohol dosage in grammes per day of ethanol (versus no alcohol use) as a risk factor for tuberculosis

Main analysis Sensitivity analysis#
Number of studies Beta (95% CI) Number of studies Beta (95% CI)
4 1.02 (1.00–1.03) 5 1.03 (1.01–1.05)

#: includes studies with unclear temporal relationships between exposure and outcome.