Comorbidities of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection in Korean adults: results from the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC) database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global prevalence and incidence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection are increasing. However, the prevalence of NTM infection-associated comorbidities remains understudied. Thus, we investigated the comorbidities associated with NTM infection using the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC) 2.0 database of the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS).

Methods

In this case-control study, patients with NTM infection and controls aged 20-89 years of age were matched 1:4 by sex, age, region, and income. A total of 26 comorbidities were selected based on previous reports and claims data analysis. The distribution of comorbidities was compared between patients with NTM infection and controls by sex and age using logistic regres

SUBMITTER: Lee SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308178 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature