Health care visits as a risk factor for tuberculosis in Taiwan: A population-based case-control study

S.-C. Pan, C.-C. Chen, Y.-T. Chiang, H.-Y. Chang, C.-T. Fang and H.-H. Lin

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 7, 1323-1328

Abstract: Objectives. To assess whether health care visits of nontuberculous patients are a risk factor for contracting tuberculosis. Methods. We conducted a case-control study nested within the cohort of 1 million individuals from the health insurance database in Taiwan between 2003 and 2010. We identified incident cases of tuberculosis through International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes and prescription of antituberculosis drugs. We identified 4202 case participants and 16 808 control participants matched by age, gender, and date of diagnosis to estimate the association between frequency of health care visits and incidence of tuberculosis. Results. Frequency of health care visits was associated with increased risk of tuberculosis in a dose-dependent manner after adjustment for other medical comorbidities (P for trend

Keywords: tuberculostatic agent, adult; age distribution; aged; ambulatory care; case control study; comorbidity; female; human; incidence; male; middle aged; odds ratio; risk factor; sex ratio; statistics and numerical data; Taiwan; tuberculosis; very elderly, Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antitubercular Agents; Case-Control Studies; Comorbidity; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Office Visits; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Taiwan; Tuberculosis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303152

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