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Table 5 Risk factors and co-morbidities at the time of diagnosis in refugee arrivals diagnosed with tuberculosis disease

From: Minnesota refugees diagnosed with tuberculosis disease, January 1993–August 2019

Risk factor/co-morbidity*

Number****

%

Any immunosuppressive risk factor**

73

9.5

Diabetes

36

4.7

HIV

16

2.1

Underweight/Undernutrition (not due to TB disease)

4

0.5

Immunosuppressive therapy or other immunosuppressive condition***

14

1.8

End-stage renal disease

8

1.0

Alcohol or drug abuse in past year

10

1.3

Homelessness in past year

8

1.0

Total

766

100

  1. *Patients could have ≥ 1 risk factor or co-morbidity
  2. **Conditions or therapies that increase risk for progression from LTBI to tuberculosis disease
  3. ***Includes TNFα antagonist therapy and post-organ transplantation
  4. ****Total tuberculosis disease diagnoses. Seven individuals were diagnosed with tuberculosis disease twice during this time period, but could have experienced different risk factors and co-morbidities at each diagnosis
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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