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. 2021 Mar 4;8(4):ofab097. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab097

Table 3.

Estimated Risk of Mortality and Early Mortality by Diabetes Subtype (New or Known) Among a Prospective Tuberculosis Cohort in Pune, India

Univariable Analysis Multivariable Analysisa
Outcome Rate (95% CI) HR (95% CI) P Value aHR (95% CI) P Value
All-cause mortality
 TB only (n = 574) 6.5 (4.7–8.8) Ref Ref
 TB-DM (n = 225) 9.9 (6.3–14.9) 1.55 (0.9–2.59) .09 1.54 (0.85–2.79) .16
 New DM (n = 70) 13.5 (7.0–25.8) 2.13 (1.04–4.36) .04 1.73 (0.80–3.76) .17
 Known DM (n = 155) 8.5 (5.0–14.4) 1.33 (0.72–2.43) .36 1.41 (0.70–2.88) .34
 DM on metformin (n = 117) 6.22 (3.11–12.43) 0.96 (0.45–2.05) .92 0.96 (0.40–2.31) .93
 DM no metformin (n = 108) 14.57 (8.78–24.17) 2.32 (1.28–4.19) .005 1.99 (1.05–3.78) .04
Early mortalityb
 TB only (n = 574) 3.4 (1.6–6.5) Ref Ref
 TB-DM (n = 225) 17.5 (10.2–28.0) 5.06 (2.26–11.35) <.001 4.36 (1.62–11.76) .004
 New DM (n = 70) 24.7 (10.0–51.0) 7.17 (2.67–19.27) <.001 6.56 (2.18–19.71) .001
 Known DM (n = 155) 14.53 (6.9–26.7) 4.20 (1.70–10.33) .002 3.14 (1.03–9.61) .045
 DM on metformin (n = 117) 11.37 (4.17–24.75) 3.30 (1.18–9.28) .02 2.32 (0.67–8.08) .20
 DM no metformin (n = 108) 24.82 (12.39–44.41) 7.13 (2.96–17.21) <.001 6.17 (2.24–17.04) <.001
Post-ATT mortalityc
 TB only (n = 487) 8.6 (5.9–12.1) Ref Ref
 TB-DM (n = 176) 4.5 (1.6–9.7) 0.54 (0.22–1.28) .16 0.58 (0.22–1.51) .27
 New DM (n = 49) 5.3 (0.6–19.1) 0.64 (0.15–2.69) .55 0.42 (0.10–1.6) .25
 Known DM (n = 126) 4.2 (1.1–10.7) 0.50 (0.18–1.41) .19 0.72 (0.23–2.22) .57
 DM on metformin (n = 98) 2.6 (0.3–9.5) 0.31 (0.07–1.29) .11 0.47 (0.10–2.17) .33
 DM no metformin (n = 78) 6.8 (1.9–17.5) 0.84 (0.30–2.39) .75 0.65 (0.22–1.96) .45

Abbreviations: aHR, adjusted hazards ratio; ATT, antituberculosis treatment; DM, diabetes mellitus; HR, hazards ratio; TB, tuberculosis.

aAdjusted for sex, age, household income, smoking, alcohol, body mass index, daily vs intermittent TB regimen, and smear grade.

bDefined as death during the 6 months of TB treatment.

cParticipants who died on ATT or were lost to follow-up before treatment completion (before 6 months) were not included in this analysis.