title: Pulmonary tuberculosis incidence and risk factors in rural areas of China: a cohort study.
abstract: The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and its risk factors in China remains unclear. This study examined TB incidence and relative risk factors in rural areas of China. Participants (n = 177,529) were recruited in Xiangtan County (in the central area of China) and in Danyang County (in the eastern area of China) in 2009 and a followed-up study was conducted for one year. The incidence density of pulmonary TB and smear-positive TB were 91.6 (95% CI: 78.7, 106.0) per 100,000 person-year and 36.7 (95% CI: 33.1, 52.4) per 100,000 person-year respectively in Xiangtan, and 47.3 (95% CI: 38.2, 57.5) per 100,000 person-year and 22.7 (95% CI: 16.5, 30.8) per 100,000 person-year in Danyang. The medical history of TB was associated with TB, with the relative risk (RR) of 7.00 (95% CI: 2.76, 17.18) in Xiangtan and that of 31.08 (95% CI: 13.22, 73.10) in Danyang. The association between TB and per capita living space over median was found in Xiangtan, with the RR of 1.86 (95% CI: 1.15, 3.01). No association was found between TB and the insurance status, the contact history with TB, the history of diabetes, smoking, or per capita annual income. The host genetic susceptibility, and social factors such as education and income could be considered in future studies.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yongchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Yinyin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Weiguo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Liqiong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Shaofa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Shiming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yihua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*
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