ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2021
Post-tuberculosis mortality risk among immigrants to British Columbia, Canada, 1985-2015: a time-dependent Cox regression analysis of linked immigration, public health, and vital statistics data.
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- Posttuberculosis Consequences on Tuberculosis Prevention Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness among New Immigrants, Canada.Emerging infectious diseases · 2026Article
- The ghost of tuberculosis past.Nature medicine · 2026Article
- Post-tuberculosis lung disease.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2026Review
- Implications of progressive lung damage and post-tuberculosis sequelae for the health benefits of prompt tuberculosis treatment in high HIV prevalence settings: a mathematical modelling analysis.The Lancet. Global health · 2025Article
- Contribution of Posttuberculosis Sequelae to Life-Years Lost from Tuberculosis Disease in the United States, 2015-2019.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025Article
- Mortality Rates after Tuberculosis Treatment, Georgia, USA, 2008-2019.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Review
- HIV co-infection increases the risk of post-tuberculosis mortality among persons who initiated treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Comparative Analysis of Tuberculosis Patterns in Migrant and Local Communities Across Türkiye.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2024Article
- HIV co-infection increases the risk of post-tuberculosis mortality among persons who initiated treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
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- Improving post-tuberculosis care in Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2022Article
- Post-tuberculosis airway disease: A population-based cohort study of people immigrating to British Columbia, Canada, 1985-2015.EClinicalMedicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare non-tuberculosis (non-TB)-cause mortality risk overall and cause-specific mortality risks within the immigrant population of British Columbia (BC) with and without TB diagnosis through time-dependent Cox regressions.
methodsAll people immigrating to BC during 1985-2015 (N = 1,030,873) were included with n = 2435 TB patients, and the remaining as non-TB controls. Outcomes were time-to-mortality for all non-TB causes, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and injuries/poisonings, and were ascertained using ICD-coded vital statistics data. Cox regressions were used, with a time-varying exposure variable for TB diagnosis.
resultsThe non-TB-cause mortality hazard ratio (HR) was 4.01 (95% CI 3.57-4.51) with covariate-adjusted HR of 1.69 (95% CI 1.50-1.91). Cause-specific covariate-adjusted mortality risk was elevated for respiratory diseases (aHR = 2.96; 95% CI 2.18-4.00), cardiovascular diseases (aHR = 1.63; 95% CI 1.32-2.02), cancers (aHR = 1.40; 95% CI 1.13-1.75), and injuries/poisonings (aHR = 1.85; 95% CI 1.25-2.72).
conclusionsIn any given year, if an immigrant to BC was diagnosed with TB, their risk of non-TB mortality was 69% higher than if they were not diagnosed with TB. Healthcare providers should consider multiple potential threats to the long-term health of TB patients during and after TB treatment. TB guidelines in high-income settings should address TB survivor health.
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