Latent Tuberculosis Risk Factors Among Type 2 Diabetics in Shenzhen

Figshare hosts a cross-sectional study analyzing latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) risk factors among 1,363 type 2 diabetes patients in Shenzhen, China. The dataset, derived from a hospital-based multicenter study, reports a 63.7% LTBI prevalence and identifies risk factors including HbA1c levels and hemoglobin levels.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between HbA1c levels above 7% and LTBI status using logistic regression.
• Investigate the relationship between hemoglobin levels exceeding 14 g/dL and the risk of latent tuberculosis infection.
• Examine the impact of living with a relative with TB on LTBI prevalence among type 2 diabetics.
• Model the effect of higher education levels as a potential risk factor for LTBI in this patient cohort.

Strengths

• Includes data from 1,363 patient records across three tertiary hospitals.
• Identifies specific, quantified risk factors such as HbA1c >7% and hemoglobin >14 g/dL.
• Reports a precise LTBI prevalence rate of 63.7% among the studied cohort.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small in scale at 20.1 KB, suggesting limited raw data or summary statistics only.
• The underlying tabular data structure and specific columns are not provided, limiting direct analysis.
• Data is specific to Shenzhen, China, which may limit generalizability to other populations.

Provenance

Source

Zhenyang Liu via figshare.

Collection Method

Hospital-based multicenter cross-sectional study using interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) for LTBI assessment.

Time Range

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Geography

Shenzhen, China.