A systematic review indicated that the cohort study revealed an increased but nonsignificant risk of LTBI among diabetics, but, for the cross-sectional studies, they reached a small and marginally significant relationship between diabetes and LTBI risk [ 25 ].
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Smoking Exposure and the Risk of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Results from NHANES 2011-2012.
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In multivariable analysis, current smoking was associated with LTBI (OR, 1.67; 95%CI, 1.28–2.19), while former smokers had an increased OR of LTBI, but the OR did not reach statistical significance (OR, 1.15; 95%CI, 0.90–1.48).