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Table 1 Comparison of the characteristics of the total cohort, 486, 341 subjects, with those having a past history for TB, 5,036 subjects

From: The reduction of tuberculosis risks by smoking cessation

 

Total cohort

Self reported

TB history (+)

(%)‡

OR†

(95%C.I.)

Age

486,341

5,036

(1.20)

  

   20-29

113,361

455

(0.45)

1

-

   30-39

149,192

1,072

(0.81)

1.74*

(1.6~1.9)

   40-49

87,217

981

(1.30)

2.77*

(2.5~3.1)

   50-59

71,350

958

(1.60)

3.44*

(3.1~3.9)

   60-69

47,610

967

(2.54)

5.05*

(4.5~5.6)

   70+

17,611

603

(4.38)

8.39*

(7.4~9.5)

Gender

486,341

5,036

(1.20)

  

   Women

255079

1918

(0.88)

1

-

   Men

231262

3118

(1.55)

1.79*

(1.7~1.9)

Education

399,135

4,969

(1.24)

  

   High school or above

291,711

3,364

(1.15)

1

-

   Middle school or below

107,424

1,605

(1.49)

0.48*

(0.4~0.5)

Smoking

384,855

4,768

(1.24)

  

   Non smokers

270,488

3,148

(1.16)

1

-

   Ex smokers

23,787

561

(2.36)

1.17*

(1.1~1.3)

   Current smokers

90,580

1,059

(1.17)

0.77*

(0.7~0.8)

Drinking

379,996

4,720

(1.24)

  

   Nondrinker

296,235

3,349

(1.13)

1

-

   Ex-drinker

11,599

249

(2.15)

1.16*

(1.0~1.3)

   Occasional drinker

56,050

848

(1.51)

1.04

(1.0~1.1)

   Regular drinker

16,112

274

(1.70)

1.15*

(1.0~1.3)

Body Mass Index

485,080

5,031

(1.20)

  

   <18.5 kg/m2

39,565

575

(1.62)

1.78*

(1.6~2.0)

   18.5 -< 23 kg/m2

214,250

2,452

(1.32)

1

-

   23 -< 25 kg/m2

98,734

1,007

(1.19)

0.65*

(0.6~0.7)

   25 -< 30 kg/m2

113,897

904

(0.94)

0.47*

(0.4~0.5)

   ≧30 kg/m2

18,634

93

(0.59)

0.34*

(0.3~0.4)

Diabetes

483,641

5,036

(1.20)

  

   No history of diabetes

476,434

4,827

(1.18)

1

-

   Known diabetes or on medications

9,907

209

(2.11)

1.17*

(1.0~1.4)

  1. *: p < 0.05
  2. † : OR: the likelihood of having TB history for those with a given variable against those without the given variable, adjusted for age
  3. ‡ The actual number of available subjects was used to arrive at the percentages. Questionnaires were administered as of 1996. Thus, during the start-up period of two years, 1994-1996, data on a proportion of subjects were missing. TB history (14%), education (18%), smoking (21%), and drinking (21%).
  4. BMI and diabetes were more than 99% complete for total cohort.