The effect of diabetes mellitus on tuberculosis in eastern China: A decision-tree analysis based on a real-world study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The public health system faces major challenges due to the double burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) in China. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and impact of diabetes on patients with TB.

Methods

Stratified cluster sampling was used to select 13 counties as study sites in the Zhejiang province. Patients who visited designated TB hospitals in these areas participated in this study between 1 January 2017 and 28 February 2019. Multiple logistic regression models were performed to investigate the association between DM and bacteriological and imaging results. A decision tree was used to predict the bacteriology and imaging results under the influence of DM.

Results

Of 5920 patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis, 643 (12.1

SUBMITTER: Ling Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667642 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature