Dataset Information

Diabetes Status and Association With Risk of Tuberculosis Among Korean Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The risk of tuberculosis (TB) associated with diabetes status, considering impaired fasting glucose or duration of diabetes, has not been well established.

Objective

To evaluate the association of diabetes status with the development of TB in the general population.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study used data from the Korean National Health Insurance System database. Adult participants without a history of TB who underwent a health screening in 2009 were included. Eligible participants were followed up for incident TB cases from 1 year after the day of health screening until December 31, 2018. Data analysis was performed from September 2019 to September 2020.