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Volume 21, Number 8—August 2015
Research

Risk for Mycobacterial Disease among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Taiwan, 2001–2011

Tsai-Ling Liao, Ching-Heng Lin, Gwan-Han Shen1, Chia-Li Chang, Chin-Fu Lin, and Der-Yuan ChenComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (T.-L. Liao, C.-H. Lin, G.-H. Shen, C.-L. Chang, C.-F. Lin, D.-Y. Chen); National Chung Hsing University, Taichung (T.-L. Liao, G.-H. Shen, D.-Y. Chen); National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan (C.-H. Lin); National Yang Ming University, Taipei (D.-Y. Chen); Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung (D.-Y. Chen)

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Table 3

Multivariable analysis of baseline factors for 28,997 RA patients with new-onset TB and NTM, Taiwan, 2001–2011*

Variables aHR† 95% CI p value
TB
Age at entry, y
18–44 1.00 Reference Reference
45–64 1.96 1.45–2.65 <0.0001
>65 5.06 3.72–6.88 <0.0001
Sex
  F 1.00 Reference Reference
  M 2.35 1.97–2.81 <0.0001
Charlson Comorbidity Index score
  0 1.00 Reference Reference
  1 1.08 0.87–1.34 0.513
  2 1.14 0.89–1.46 0.305
  >3 1.19 0.91–1.54 0.202
Urbanization
  Urban 1.00 Reference Reference
  Suburban 1.09 0.84–1.40 0.525
Rural
 1.19
 0.98–1.45
 0.087
NTM
Age at entry, y
  18–44 1.00 Reference Reference
  45–64 2.25 0.91–5.53 0.078
  >65 4.70 1.82–12.13 0.001
Sex
F 1.00 Reference Reference
M 2.64 1.52–4.60 0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Index score
0 1.00 Reference Reference
1 1.64 0.85–3.19 0.143
2 1.31 0.59–2.94 0.509
>3 1.01 0.39–2.64 0.983
Urbanization
Urban 1.00 Reference Reference
Suburban 1.34 0.65–2.75 0.425
Rural 0.85 0.43–1.66 0.631

*aHR, adjusted hazard ratio; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; TB, tuberculosis.
†Adjusted for age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index score, and urbanization.

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1Deceased.

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