Table 1.
Summary of the studies that reported the TB incidence among SLE patients.
| Study | Country | Region | SLE-TB | Sample size | PTB | EPTB | Mean age | Period | TB-burden | SLE criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorio-Navarra ST 1996 | Philippines | Asia | 54 | 390 | 42 | NR | 32 | 1985-1995 | High | ACR-1982 |
| Yun JE 2002 | Korea | Asia | 15 | 283 | 12 | 6 | 36.1 | 1979-2000 | Not high | ACR-1982 |
| Tam LS 2002 | Hong Kong, China | Asia | 57 | 526 | 19 | 38 | 36 | 1984-2001 | High | ACR-1997 |
| Mok MY 2003 | Hong Kong, China | Asia | 91 | 652 | 55 | 36 | 31.6 | 1987-2001 | High | ACR-1982 |
| Vadillo 2003 | Spain | Europe | 3 | 158 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 1991-2000 | Not high | NR |
| Erdozain JG 2006 | Spain | Europe | 3 | 221 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1994-2003 | Not high | ACR-1997 |
| Hodkinson B 2009 | South Africa | Africa | 97 | 568 | 81 | 30 | 34.9 | 1989-2006 | High | ACR-1997 |
| Muhammed H 2021 | India | Asia | 48 | 1335 | 27 | 21 | 27.6 | NR | High | ACR-1997 |
| Gupta L 2021 | India | Asia | 8 | 131 | 4 | 4 | 32.4 | 2015-2020 | High | ACR-1997 |
TB, tuberculosis; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; NR, not reported; EPTB, extrapulmonary tuberculosis; ACR, American College of Rheumatology.