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. 2020 Jan;20(1):123–132. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30518-3

Table 2.

SMRs over 5 years of follow-up of patients newly diagnosed with tuberculosis compared with the São Paulo state population, matched by age, sex, and calendar year

Among all patients who started treatment
Among those alive after 1 year
Whole population (n=15 342) Population without any of the six exposures* (n=10 182) Population with at least one of the six exposures* (n=5160) Whole population (n=14 011) Population without any of the six exposures* (n=9347) Population with at least one of the six exposures* (n=4664)
Overall 6·47 (6·22–6·73) 5·72 (5·43–6·02) 8·06 (7·56–8·58) 3·93 (3·71–4·17) 3·31 (3·06–3·57) 5·25 (4·80–5·73)
Stratified by age, years*
15–25 7·63 (6·28–9·19) 5·28 (4·07–6·75) 7·56 (5·56–10·06) 5·29 (4·07–6·75) 4·77 (3·37–6·55) 6·29 (4·11–9·22)
>25–35 11·73 (10·47–13·09) 8·90 (7·62–10·33) 10·6 (8·95–12·47) 7·31 (6·22–8·52) 6·33 (5·04–7·86) 8·67 (6·88–10·79)
>35–45 13·54 (12·44–14·72) 10·76 (9·58–12·05) 13·69 (12·04–15·50) 8·30 (7·34–9·35) 6·95 (5·84–8·21) 10·39 (8·70–12·32)
>45–55 8·15 (7·49–8·84) 6·79 (6·07–7·58) 8·46 (7·44–9·58) 4·71 (4·15–5·31) 4·01 (3·36–4·74) 5·83 (4·85–6·96)
>55–65 5·38 (4·88–5·92) 4·68 (4·12–5·28) 5·39 (4·58–6·30) 3·16 (2·73–3·63) 2·91 (2·41–3·49) 3·63 (2·86–4·55)
>65 3·27 (2·99–3·58) 2·71 (2·43–3·00) 3·09 (2·59–3·67) 1·92 (1·68–2·20) 1·79 (1·52–2·10) 2·33 (1·80–2·98)
Stratified by sex
Female 7·33 (6·76–7·94) 6·59 (5·99–7·24) 10·31 (8·81–11·99) 4·25 (3·76–4·78) 3·67 (3·16–4·23) 6·62 (5·27–8·20)
Male 6·23 (5·95–6·52) 5·42 (5·10–5·76) 7·71 (7·19–8·26) 3·85 (3·60–4·11) 3·19 (2·91–3·48) 5·05 (4·58–5·55)
Stratified by follow-up, year
1st 16·54 (15·66–17·45) 15·33 (14·31–16·41) 19·07 (17·43–20·83) .. .. ..
2nd 4·45 (3·99–4·94) 3·91 (3·40–4·49) 5·56 (4·68–6·57) .. .. ..
3rd 3·82 (3·39–4·28) 3·35 (2·87–3·88) 4·80 (3·98–5·75) .. .. ..
4th 3·32 (2·93–3·76) 2·56 (2·14–3·03) 4·95 (4·10–5·91) .. .. ..
5th 3·47 (3·04–3·93) 2·76 (2·31–3·28) 5·00 (4·11–6·04) .. .. ..
Stratified by previous treatment outcome
Treatment success .. .. .. 3·47 (3·25–3·70) 2·91 (2·67–3·17) 4·71 (4·26–5·20)
Treatment failure .. .. .. 5·23 (3·60–7·34) 5·81 (3·45–9·19) 4·66 (2·61–7·69)
Loss to follow-up or not evaluated .. .. .. 8·75 (7·59–10·03) 7·89 (6·47–9·53) 9·91 (8·06–12·07)

Data are SMRs (95% CI). SMR=standardised mortality ratio.

*

The six exposures are incarceration, homelessness, alcohol and drug use, diabetes, and mental disorders.