Table 3 Proportion of tuberculosis attributable to diabetes in the subpopulation of people with diabetes
From: Diabetes and tuberculosis: the impact of the diabetes epidemic on tuberculosis incidence
Attributable Fraction (Exposed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total pulmonary tuberculosis %(upper and lower bounds) | Smear-positive tuberculosis % (upper and lower bounds) | |||
Overall | 80.5 | (39.9 – 93.7) | 85.9 | (65.9 – 94.2) |
Age in years | ||||
25–29 | 87.2 | (15.3 – 98.1) | 84.9* | (39.4 – 96.2) |
30–39 | 90.0 | (85.4 – 93.1) | 84.9* | (39.4 – 96.2) |
40–49 | 78.8 | (72.1 – 83.9) | 92.1 | (86.6 – 95.4) |
50–59 | 56.5 | (45.4 – 65.5) | 80.7 | (67.4 – 88.5) |
60+ | 43.2 | (6.5 – 65.6) | 74.7 | (27.5 – 91.2) |