Increased Risk of Incident Diabetes Among Individuals With Latent Tuberculosis Infection | Zendy

Matthew J. Magee | Zendy; Anjali Khakharia | Zendy; Neel R. Gandhi | Zendy; Cheryl L. Day | Zendy; Hardy Kornfeld | Zendy; Mary K. Rhee | Zendy; Lawrence S. Phillips | Zendy

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Increased Risk of Incident Diabetes Among Individuals With Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Author(s) -

Matthew J. Magee,

Anjali Khakharia,

Neel R. Gandhi,

Cheryl L. Day,

Hardy Kornfeld,

Mary K. Rhee,

Lawrence S. Phillips

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc21-1687

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , latent tuberculosis , incidence (geometry) , tuberculosis , retrospective cohort study , tuberculin , hazard ratio , type 2 diabetes , confidence interval , mycobacterium tuberculosis , endocrinology , physics , pathology , optics

In cross-sectional U.S. studies, patients with diabetes had twice the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) compared with those without diabetes. However, whether LTBI contributes to diabetes risk is unknown. We used longitudinal data to determine if LTBI is associated with increased diabetes incidence.

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