Table 6 Comparison of rates of tuberculosis in 216,545 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) categorised by health care utilisation with a matched unexposed cohort
| Â | Â | Â | Age adjusted | Â | Fully adjusted modela | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exposure group | Number of patients | TB cases/PYb | Ratec (95Â % CI) | Rate ratio | Rate ratio | P-value* |
(% of T2DM) | (95Â % CI) | (95Â % CI) | ||||
Patients without diabetes | 1,186,844 | 764/55.87 | 13.67 (12.74–14.68) | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |
Patients with T2DM | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cholesterol testing rate: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than once per year | 89,989 (41.6) | 116/4.42 | 26.23 (21.87–31.46) | 1.91 (1.58–2.33) | 1.78 (1.29–2.44) | <0.001 |
Once per year | 88,961 (41.1) | 44/5.52 | 7.97 (5.93–10.71) | 0.58 (0.43–0.79) | 0.76 (0.50–1.14) |  |
Twice or more per year | 37,595 (17.3) | 29/1.44 | 20.16 (14.01–29.01) | 1.47 (1.02–2.14) | 1.98 (1.20–3.27) |  |
Blood pressure testing rate: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Up to once per year | 41,839 (19.3) | 55/1.94 | 28.30 (21.73–36.86) | 2.34 (1.78–3.07) | 2.49 (1.59–3.92) | <0.001 |
Once to twice per year | 55,983 (25.9) | 27/3.36 | 8.03 (5.51–11.72) | 0.60 (0.41–0.88) | 0.67 (0.38–1.18) |  |
More than twice per year | 118,723 (54.8) | 108/6.42 | 16.81 (13.92–20.30) | 1.23 (1.00–1.50) | 1.34 (0.99–1.81) |  |
Influenza vaccination rate: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than once per year | 57,257 (26.4) | 84/2.35 | 35.62 (28.76–44.11) | 2.61 (2.08–3.26) | 2.91 (2.00–4.23) | <0.001 |
Once per year | 159,288 (73.6) | 105/9.02 | 11.64 (9.61–14.09) | 0.85 (0.69–1.04) | 0.98 (0.73–1.32) |  |