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Table 3 Association between glycated hemoglobin A1c concentrations and the prevalence of TB

From: The association of glycemic level and prevalence of tuberculosis: a meta-analysis

Study

Type of study

Populations

TB

Non-TB

P

Exposure

n

Mean ± SD/Median [IQR]

Exposure

n

Mean ± SD/Median [IQR]

 

Chan 2019

A cross–sectional study

DM (n = 4209)

HbA1c (%)

8

Mean ± SD: 9.1 ± 2.2

HbA1c (%)

4201

Mean ± SD: 7.7 ± 1.9

Not shown

Khalil 2016

Case-control study

DM (n = 80)

HbA1c (%)

80

Mean ± SD: 9.88 ± 2.03

HbA1c (%)

80

Mean ± SD: 7.89 ± 1.58

< 0.01

Kumpatla 2013

A cross–sectional study

DM (n = 6967)

HbA1c (%)

47

Mean ± SD: 9.2 ± 2.1

HbA1c (%)

6920

Mean ± SD: 8.5 ± 2.1

0.03

Leal 2019

Case-control study

DM (n = 135)

HbA1c (%)

22

Mean ± SD: 9.43 ± 2.06

HbA1c (%)

85

Mean ± SD: 7.86 ± 1.83

0.002

Sanchez-Jimenez 2018

A cross–sectional study

DM (n = 50)

HbA1c (%)

25

Mean ± SD: 7.8 ± 1.9

HbA1c (%)

25

Mean ± SD: 8.8 ± 2.4

Not shown

Webb 2009

A cross–sectional study

DM (n = 258)

HbA1c (%)

25

Mean ± SD: 13.3 ± 2.4

HbA1c (%)

233

Mean ± SD: 10.6 ± 2.4

0.001

Widjaja 2018

Case-control study

DM (n = 80)

HbA1c (%)

40

Mean ± SD: 8.78 ± 2.85

HbA1c (%)

40

Mean ± SD: 7.82 ± 1.75

0.19

Hensel 2016

A cross–sectional study

Non-DM (n = 406), Pre-DM (n = 235), DM (n = 54)

HbA1c (%)

221

Median [IQR]: 5.7 [5.4–6.0]

HbA1c (%)

473

Median [IQR]: 5.5 [5.3–5.8]

< 0.01

Martinez-Aguilar 2015

A cross–sectional study

DM (n = 600)

HbA1c (%)

308

Median [IQR]: 7.5 [6.5–8.5]

HbA1c (%)

292

Median [IQR]:7.6 [6.8–8.7]

0.21

Marupuru 2017

Case–control study

DM (n = 451)

HbA1c (%)

152

Median [IQR]: 9.3 [7.5–11.6]

HbA1c (%)

299

Median [IQR]: 7.9 [6.8–10.7]

Not shown

  1. Abbreviation: DM: Diabetes mellitus, HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin A1c, IQR: interquartile range, SD: standard deviation, TB: Tuberculosis