Table 7.

Vitamin A Levels and Risk of Tuberculosis Disease Stratified by Baseline Infection Status and for Tuberculosis Diagnosed ≥90 Days After Enrollment of Index Case Patients

Vitamin A Levels by Tuberculosis StatusCase Patients, No./Controls, No.Multivariate ORb (95% CI)P Value
Negative for tuberculosis infection at baseline
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 112/1064.38 (1.24–15.47).02
  Quartile 213/1443.71 (1.12–12.33).03
  Quartile 36/1521.00
  Quartile 4NAc
  P value for trend.02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)3/820.32 (2.91–141.70).002
Positive for tuberculosis infection at baseline
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 180/902.56 (1.17–5.58).02
  Quartile 240/891.83 (.85–3.92).12
  Quartile 325/1021.00
  Quartile 4NA
  P value for trend.02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)21/85.31 (1.63–17.25).01
Tuberculosis diagnosed ≥90 d after enrollment of index case patients
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 127/704.21 (1.20–14.74)0.02
  Quartile 224/735.25 (1.44–19.10)0.01
  Quartile 319/792.91 (.87–9.77)0.08
  Quartile 48/891.00
  P value for trend .02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)3/82.15 (.33–13.80).42
Vitamin A Levels by Tuberculosis StatusCase Patients, No./Controls, No.Multivariate ORb (95% CI)P Value
Negative for tuberculosis infection at baseline
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 112/1064.38 (1.24–15.47).02
  Quartile 213/1443.71 (1.12–12.33).03
  Quartile 36/1521.00
  Quartile 4NAc
  P value for trend.02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)3/820.32 (2.91–141.70).002
Positive for tuberculosis infection at baseline
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 180/902.56 (1.17–5.58).02
  Quartile 240/891.83 (.85–3.92).12
  Quartile 325/1021.00
  Quartile 4NA
  P value for trend.02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)21/85.31 (1.63–17.25).01
Tuberculosis diagnosed ≥90 d after enrollment of index case patients
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 127/704.21 (1.20–14.74)0.02
  Quartile 224/735.25 (1.44–19.10)0.01
  Quartile 319/792.91 (.87–9.77)0.08
  Quartile 48/891.00
  P value for trend .02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)3/82.15 (.33–13.80).42

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; VAD, vitamin A deficiency.

aQuartile 1 is the lowest, and quartile 4 the highest. All levels were measured in micrograms per liter.

bAdjusted for matching factors (age and sex), body mass index categories, socioeconomic status, heavy alcohol consumption, tobacco use, isoniazid preventive therapy, tuberculosis history, comorbid disease, self-reported diabetes mellitus, and index patient smear status.

cCategorized into tertiles because there were ≤5 case patients in the highest quartile.

Table 7.

Vitamin A Levels and Risk of Tuberculosis Disease Stratified by Baseline Infection Status and for Tuberculosis Diagnosed ≥90 Days After Enrollment of Index Case Patients

Vitamin A Levels by Tuberculosis StatusCase Patients, No./Controls, No.Multivariate ORb (95% CI)P Value
Negative for tuberculosis infection at baseline
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 112/1064.38 (1.24–15.47).02
  Quartile 213/1443.71 (1.12–12.33).03
  Quartile 36/1521.00
  Quartile 4NAc
  P value for trend.02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)3/820.32 (2.91–141.70).002
Positive for tuberculosis infection at baseline
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 180/902.56 (1.17–5.58).02
  Quartile 240/891.83 (.85–3.92).12
  Quartile 325/1021.00
  Quartile 4NA
  P value for trend.02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)21/85.31 (1.63–17.25).01
Tuberculosis diagnosed ≥90 d after enrollment of index case patients
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 127/704.21 (1.20–14.74)0.02
  Quartile 224/735.25 (1.44–19.10)0.01
  Quartile 319/792.91 (.87–9.77)0.08
  Quartile 48/891.00
  P value for trend .02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)3/82.15 (.33–13.80).42
Vitamin A Levels by Tuberculosis StatusCase Patients, No./Controls, No.Multivariate ORb (95% CI)P Value
Negative for tuberculosis infection at baseline
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 112/1064.38 (1.24–15.47).02
  Quartile 213/1443.71 (1.12–12.33).03
  Quartile 36/1521.00
  Quartile 4NAc
  P value for trend.02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)3/820.32 (2.91–141.70).002
Positive for tuberculosis infection at baseline
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 180/902.56 (1.17–5.58).02
  Quartile 240/891.83 (.85–3.92).12
  Quartile 325/1021.00
  Quartile 4NA
  P value for trend.02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)21/85.31 (1.63–17.25).01
Tuberculosis diagnosed ≥90 d after enrollment of index case patients
 Vitamin A
  Quartile 127/704.21 (1.20–14.74)0.02
  Quartile 224/735.25 (1.44–19.10)0.01
  Quartile 319/792.91 (.87–9.77)0.08
  Quartile 48/891.00
  P value for trend .02
 VAD (level <200 µg/L)3/82.15 (.33–13.80).42

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; VAD, vitamin A deficiency.

aQuartile 1 is the lowest, and quartile 4 the highest. All levels were measured in micrograms per liter.

bAdjusted for matching factors (age and sex), body mass index categories, socioeconomic status, heavy alcohol consumption, tobacco use, isoniazid preventive therapy, tuberculosis history, comorbid disease, self-reported diabetes mellitus, and index patient smear status.

cCategorized into tertiles because there were ≤5 case patients in the highest quartile.

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