A case-control study of tobacco smoking and tuberculosis in India

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of smoking as a risk factor for the development of pulmonary tuberculosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 111 sputum smear—positive patients of pulmonary tuberculosis and 333 controls matched for age and sex were interviewed according to a predesigned questionnair...

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Autores principales: Prasad, R., Suryakant, Garg, R., Singhal, S., Dawar, R., Agarwal, G. G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881167
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.56007
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of smoking as a risk factor for the development of pulmonary tuberculosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 111 sputum smear—positive patients of pulmonary tuberculosis and 333 controls matched for age and sex were interviewed according to a predesigned questionnaire. RESULTS: The adjusted odd ratio of the association between tobacco smoking and pulmonary tuberculosis was 3.8 (95% confidence interval, 2.0 to 7.0; P value, <.0001). A positive relationship between pack years, body mass index and socioeconomic class was also observed. CONCLUSION: There is a positive association between tobacco smoking and pulmonary tuberculosis.

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