Pulmonary TB ascertained 300 300 2.38 Matched by: age (±2 Jurcev-Savicevic et Croatia 2006–2008 Seven Croatian Cases: TB-patients DM ascertainment by 23 by bacterial positive (1.05–5.38) years), sex, & al (2013) [] counties aged ≥15 years self-report culture among cases county of residence that had Controls: TB-free individuals from no history of TB database of general from the database practitioners in each of general TB-case county practitioners who had not Adjusted for: age, developed TB sex, BMI, country of in a two-month birth of parents, period education, household equipment, employment, smoking status, contact with TB, & malignant disease Jick et al (2006) [] UK 1990–2001 General Cases: first–time DM ascertained by All TB ascertained by 497 1,966 3.80 3 Matched by: age, population TB–patients presence of anti-DM prescription of at least 3 (2.30–6.10) sex, geography, obtained from medication prior to TB anti-TB medications for at index date, & General Practice index date least 6 months medical history Research Database Adjusted for: age, sex, index date, Controls: TB–free amount of individuals from computerized same database medical history, glucocorticoid use, smoking, BMI, pulmonary disease, & use of / immunosuppressive agents All TB coded as ICD–9 5,290 37,366 1.53 Pablos-Mendez et USA 1991 Civilian Cases: TB–patients DM ascertained from 17.32 Matched by: age & 010 to 018 (0.81–2.90) al (1997) [] hospitals in medical charts coded as race Controls: TB–free California ICD–9 250.0–250.9 Adjusted for: patients with aORs for primary discharge age, sex, poor 1.40 Type 1 DM diagnosis of deep education, median (0.83–2.35) venous thrombosis income, health of the legs, insurance, Type 2 DM pulmonary conditions, 1.02 embolism, or acute chronic renal (0.63–1.66) appendicitis insufficiency, alcohol-related conditions, & drug use were pooled
Jurcev-Savicevic et al (2013) [] Croatia 2006–2008 Seven Croatian counties Cases: TB-patients aged ≥15 years Controls: TB-free individuals from database of general practitioners in each TB-case county who had not developed TB in a two-month period DM ascertainment by self-report Pulmonary TB ascertained by bacterial positive culture among cases 300 300 2.38 (1.05–5.38) 23 Matched by: age (±2 years), sex, & county of residence that had no history of TB from the database of general practitioners Adjusted for: age, sex, BMI, country of birth of parents, education, household equipment, employment, smoking status, contact with TB, & malignant disease Jick et al (2006) [] UK 1990–2001 General population Cases: first–time TB–patients obtained from General Practice Research Database Controls: TB–free individuals from same database DM ascertained by presence of anti-DM medication prior to TB index date All TB ascertained by prescription of at least 3 anti-TB medications for at least 6 months 497 1,966 3.80 (2.30–6.10) 3 Matched by: age, sex, geography, index date, & medical history Adjusted for: age, sex, index date, amount of computerized medical history, glucocorticoid use, smoking, BMI, pulmonary disease, & use of / immunosuppressive agents Pablos-Mendez et al (1997) [] USA 1991 Civilian hospitals in California Cases: TB–patients Controls: TB–free patients with primary discharge diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis of the legs, pulmonary embolism, or acute appendicitis DM ascertained from medical charts coded as ICD–9 250.0–250.9 Type 1 DM Type 2 DM All TB coded as ICD–9 010 to 018 5,290 37,366 1.53 (0.81–2.90) 1.40 (0.83–2.35) 1.02 (0.63–1.66) 17.32 Matched by: age & race Adjusted for: aORs for age, sex, poor education, median income, health insurance, conditions, chronic renal insufficiency, alcohol-related conditions, & drug use were pooled